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HD-A940/960/970 Series

User’s Manual

HDD/DVD Recorder

* : HD-A940G, HD-A940GX, HD-A960G, HD-A960GX, HD-A970GX

*Please refer to Model Comparison Chart on the back cover for the features supported by each model.

*The HDMI connection of this DVD recorder features HDCP technology for the purpose of content protection. Connecting the recorder to a TV via an HDMI-to-DVI cable may lead to loss of signal if the TV is not DVI/HDCP-compliant.

DVD

+R/+RW/-R/-RW

Important Safety Instructions

1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - Read the safety and operation instructions carefully before using this product.

2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - Retain the safety and operation instructions for future reference.

3. HEED WARNINGS - Observe warnings listed in the manual.

4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS - Follow the safety and operation instructions when using this product.

5. CLEAN - Use a dry cloth for cleaning.

6. VENTILATION - Do not block any ventilation openings of this product.

7. MOISTURE - Do not use this product near water, and be sure to prevent this product from being exposed to any

dripping or splashing.

8. HEAT - Do not install this product near any heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other devices (including ampliﬁer) which produce heat.

9. POLARIZATION - Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not ﬁt into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. POWER CORD - Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product.

11. ACCESSORIES/ATTACHMENTS - Use only accessories/attachments speciﬁed by the manufacturer.

12. USAGE - Unplug this product during lightning storms or when it is not used for long periods of time.

13. CART - Use only cart, stand, tripod bracket or table speciﬁed by the manufacturer or sold with the product.

When a cart is used, operate carefully to prevent the objects from tip-over.

14. SERVICING - Contact qualiﬁed personnel when servicing is needed. Servicing is required when this product has been damaged in any way, for example, when the power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has been spilled on the product; objects have fallen into the product; the product has been exposed to rain or moisture; the product does not work normally; or the product has been dropped.

15. BATTERY - To prevent battery leakage which may result in bodily injury, property damage or damage to the unit, please follow the instructions listed below when using the product’s remote control.

• Install all batteries correctly, with + and - signs matching the marks indicated.

• Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc.)

• Remove batteries when the remote is not used for a long time.

16. WASTE - End-of-life units should be discarded in accordance with your local environmental regulations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliances: www.eias.org

The lighting ﬂash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within the product enclosure that may be of sufﬁcient magnitude constitute a risk of electric shock to humans.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION!

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OF THIS UNIT. THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. DANGER: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel.

CAUTION!

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER.USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE COVER AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO MOISTURE AND ENSURE THAT OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED AWAY FROM THE UNIT.

CAUTION!

• CD-R/RW discs recorded using a personal computer or

a CD Recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if there is dirt or condensation on the player lens.

• Unﬁnalized CD-R/RW discs can be played, but not all

time information (playing time, etc.) will be displayed.

• Check the copyright laws in your country before record-

ing from DVD VIDEO, SVCD, Video CD, Audio CD, MP3 and JPEG discs. Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws.

CAUTION! – POWER BUTTON

Disconnect the main plug to shut the power off completely. The POWER button in any position does not disconnect the main line. Power can be controlled from the remote.

PRODUCTS WITH 525P/625P PROGRESSIVE SCAN

OUTPUTS NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

“CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TV SET COMPATIBILITY, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.”

LEGAL NOTICES REGARDING MACROVISION

PROPERTY RIGHTS

“U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,577,216; 4,819,098; 4,907,093; and 6,516,132.”

“This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.”

This symbol indicates that used electrical and electronic equipment requires special handling when the unit is to be discarded. Please send the unwanted unit to a waste collection/recycling center near you to help protect our environment.

SHOWVIEW is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. The SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

▀ Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ‘Dolby’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

▀ DivX, DivX Certiﬁed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

▀ HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Deﬁnition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

Warning, Caution and Others

Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions .........................2

Warning, Caution and Others .........................3

Table of Contents .............................................4

DISC INFORMATION

Recordable Discs ............................................................. 6

Recording Time ................................................................ 6

Playable Discs .................................................................. 7

Unplayable Discs .............................................................. 7

Region Code .................................................................... 7

Disc Preparation (Formatting) .......................................... 8

Disc Finalization ............................................................... 8

Title & Chapter ................................................................. 8

CONNECTIONS

DVD Recorder Overview ..................................9

Front View ........................................................................ 9

Display Window .............................................................. 10

Rear View ....................................................................... 10

Remote Control .............................................. 11

Preparing Remote Control .............................................. 12

Remote Control Signal ................................................... 12

Connecting the DVD Recorder ......................13

Step 1: Connecting Antenna/Satellite Cables ................. 14

Step 2: Connecting the Video Cable .............................. 14

Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cable .............................. 17

Step 4: Connecting the Decoder (If Required) ............... 20

Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord ............................... 21

SYSTEM SETTINGS

Easy Setup ......................................................22

Set Language ................................................................. 22

Set Clock Format ............................................................ 22

Set System Date ............................................................ 22

Set System Time ............................................................ 22

Set TV Channels ............................................................ 23

Complete Settings .......................................................... 23

Setup Menu .....................................................23

System ........................................................................... 24

Date/Time ....................................................................... 24

Tuner .............................................................................. 24

Video Input/Output ......................................................... 25

Audio Output .................................................................. 26

Recording / Playback ..................................................... 26

DVD Movie ..................................................................... 26

Channel Editor ................................................28

Moving up/down TV Channels ....................................... 29

Inserting TV Channels .................................................... 29

Swapping TV Channels .................................................. 29

Renaming TV Channels ................................................. 30

Enabling/Disabling TV Channels .................................... 30

Setting Decoder .............................................................. 30

Setting Channel Frequency ............................................ 30

ShowView® Programming System ................31

GETTING STARTED

Contents Menu ...............................................32

Screen Overview ........................................................... 32

Previewing Files via Contents Menu ............................. 33

On-Screen Input Keypad ...............................34

Screen Overview ........................................................... 34

Entering New Title/File Name ........................................ 35

Easy Guider ....................................................36

Screen Overview ........................................................... 36

Using Easy Guider: Play ............................................... 37

Using Easy Guider: Record ............................................ 38

Using Easy Guider: Timer Record .................................. 39

Using Easy Guider: Copy ............................................... 41

Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools ....................................... 43

RECORDING

Recording from TV .........................................47

Recording from External Sources ................48

VCR/V8 Camcorder/DVD Player .................................... 48

DV (Digital Camcorder) .................................................. 48

Recording Options .........................................50

One-Touch Recording .................................................... 50

Adding New Sessions .................................................... 50

Playing Last Recorded Title (HDD) ................................ 50

Using Chapter Mark ....................................................... 50

TIMER RECORDING

Timer Record Menu ........................................53

Info Screen 1 .................................................................. 53

Info Screen 2 .................................................................. 53

Setting Timer Program ..................................54

Date/Time Mode ............................................................. 54

ShowView® Mode ........................................................... 55

TIME SHIFT

Pause Live TV .................................................57

Record & Play .................................................57

PLAYBACK

Navigation Menu ............................................58

Screen Overview ............................................................ 58

Playback Options ........................................................... 59

Playback (Disc) ..............................................62

DVD-Video/VCD/SVCD .................................................. 62

Audio CD ........................................................................ 62

Media Files (Video/Music/Picture) .................................. 62

Picture with Music .......................................................... 63

Playback (HDD) ..............................................64

DIGITAL VIDEO SUP

PORT

MPEG-4 Videos ...............................................65

Supported Formats ......................................................... 65

Playing MPEG-4 Files .................................................... 65

DivX® VOD .......................................................66

Navigation Menu ............................................67

EDITING

Edit Menu ........................................................69

Screen Overview ............................................................ 69

Editing Titles ...................................................70

Rename Title .................................................................. 70

Protect Title .................................................................... 70

Overwrite Title ................................................................ 71

Split Title ......................................................................... 71

Merge Titles .................................................................... 72

Erase Title ...................................................................... 72

Set Title Thumbnail ......................................................... 72

Editing Chapters ............................................73

Insert Chapter Mark ........................................................ 73

Remove Chapter Mark ................................................... 73

Hide Chapter .................................................................. 73

Show Chapter ................................................................. 74

COPYING

One-Touch Copying .......................................76

TROUBLESHOOTING

SPECIFICATIONS

GLOSSARY

RECOMMENDED DISC LIST

Disc Information

Unlike traditional VCR (video casette recorder), DVD recorder comes with a wider variety of media to choose from for either playback or recording. Please check the following sections before buying discs or recording.

Recordable Discs

Type Logo Information

DVD-R

• DVD+VR mode

• Write-Once

DVD-RW

• DVD+VR mode

• Rewritable

DVD+R

• DVD+VR mode

• Write-Once

DVD+RW

• DVD+VR mode

• Rewritable

DVD+R DL (Double Layer)

• DVD+VR mode

• Write-Once

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The DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD+R DL (Double Layer) logos belong to the respective entities holding the trademarks.

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For best results, use discs with the above logos.

Recording Time

Type Mode Time

DVD (4.7GB)

HQ 1 hour SP 2 hours LP 3 hours EP 4 hours SLP 6 hours Just Fit Variable

DVD+R DL (Double Layer) (8.5GB)

HQ 114 minutes SP 224 minutes LP 332 minutes EP 443 minutes SLP 665 minutes Just Fit Variable

HDD (160GB)*

HQ 34 hours SP 68 hours LP 101 hours EP 135 hours SLP 203 hours Just Fit Variable

HDD (250GB)*

HQ 55 hours SP 108 hours LP 160 hours EP 214 hours SLP 321 hours Just Fit Variable

HDD (320GB)*

HQ 70 hours SP 139 hours LP 206 hours EP 275 hours SLP 413 hours Just Fit Variable

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The ‘Just Fit’ mode is available for timer recording only.

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The table lists the minimum recording time available on

each medium.

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* depending on the model.

Disc Information

Playable Discs

Type Logo Information

DVD-Video

• Pre-recorded DVD-Video discs (The region code is printed on the rear panel of recorder.)

DVD-R

• Recorded in DVD- Video format and ﬁnalized

• With JPEG/BMP ﬁles

• With MP3/WMA/ WAV ﬁles

• With MPEG-1 ﬁles

• With MPEG-2 ﬁles (.VOB/.DAT/.MPG)

• With MPEG-4 ﬁles (.AVI/.DIV*/.DIVX*)

DVD-RW

DVD+R

DVD+RW

DVD+R DL (Double Layer)

CD-R

• With JPEG/BMP ﬁles

• With MP3/WMA/ WAV ﬁles

• With MPEG-1 ﬁles

• With MPEG-2 ﬁles (.VOB/.DAT/.MPG)

• With MPEG-4 ﬁles (.AVI/.DIV*/.DIVX*)

CD-RW

Video CD (VCD)

• CDs for video ﬁles recorded with CD sound, VHS quality, MPEG-1 compression technology

Super Video CD (SVCD)

• CDs for video ﬁles recorded with CD sound, SVHS quality, MPEG-2 compression technology

Audio CD

• CDs for music ﬁles recorded in digital signal, featuring better audio quality, less distortion and less deterioration of audio quality over time

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The DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD+R DL (Double Layer) logos belong to the respective entities holding the trademarks.

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For best results, use discs with the above logos. Other types of discs may not be played back with the intended results on this DVD recorder. Do not use irregular-shaped discs (e.g. heart-shaped), as these can damage the recorder.

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It may not be possible to play CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW discs in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

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* depending on the model.

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If an MP3 ﬁle name contains two-byte characters (e.g. Chinese characters), it may not be displayed correctly.

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This DVD recorder does not display ID3 (for MP3) and WMA tags.

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This DVD recorder does not support mp3PRO ﬁles.

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The MP3 ﬁle bitrates supported by this DVD recorder are: 32Kbps - 320Kbps.

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This DVD recorder does not support WMA lossless ﬁles and WMA ﬁles protected by DRM (digital rights management) technology.

Unplayable Discs

This DVD recorder does not play back the disc types listed below. If you try to play back these discs, excessive noise may cause damage to your ampliﬁers or speakers. If an unplayable disc is inserted, an ‘Invalid Disc’ error message will appear on screen after attempts of trying to play the disc fail.

• Unﬁnalized discs recorded on other DVD/CD

recorders

• DVD Audio discs

• KODAK PHOTO CDs

• DVD-Video discs with a region code not supported

by the recorder

• DVD-RAMs

• Data discs (e.g. CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs) which do

not contain any type of ﬁles supported by this DVD recorder

• Standard SACDs (Hybrid type of SACDs can be

played as normal Audio CDs.)

Region Code

This DVD recorder can only play DVD-Video discs marked with the same region code as printed on its rear panel or the all-region discs. If you try to play discs with different region code(s), a message saying ‘Invalid Region Code’ will appear on screen.

Example of region code :

ALL

Disc Preparation (Formatting)

If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you need to format the discs before recording. After you insert a blank DVD-RW disc, the disc preparation screen will appear. Pressto select ‘Quick Preparation’ or ‘Full Preparation’, then press ENTER.

• Quick Preparation

If you select this option, the recorder will format part of the disc for your immediate recording. After the recording is ﬁ nished, you can continue recording or play back the recorded title. If you wish to watch the title on another DVD recorder, DVD player or PC, you need to ﬁ nalize the disc ﬁ rst.

• Full Preparation

If you select this option, the recorder will format the whole disc. The process will take a longer time to complete. After formatting, you can repeatedly use the disc for recording, and there is no need to ﬁ nalize the disc afterwards.

The preparation screen will also appear after you erase a DVD-RW disc.

Disc Finalization

After recording or copying, you may need to ﬁ nalize your disc before it can be played back on another DVD recorder, DVD player or PC. Please refer to the following table for further information on discs you use.

Type Finalization

Note

DVD-R

Data File



Video Title



DVD-RW

Data File



Video Title



When using a disc formatted with ‘Quick Preparation’ mode



When using a disc formatted with ‘Full Preparation’ mode

DVD+R

Data File



Video Title



DVD+RW

Data File



Video Title



DVD+R DL (Double Layer)

Data File



Video Title



: Not required : Required

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Please note that you may not be able to play a ﬁ nalized disc on certain devices (e.g. older model DVD players) due to technical incompatibility.

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Only discs used to record video titles require ﬁ naliza- tion. Discs used to copy media ﬁ les (such as MP3 or JPEG ﬁ les) are considered as data: there is no need to ﬁ nalize these discs.

Title & Chapter

For DVD-Video or other digital videos, disc contents are usually divided into individual titles, which you may preview using the disc menu. Some titles may be further divided into a smaller unit called ‘chapter’. To view the disc menu, press MENU on the remote control.

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Disc or HDD

During or after recording, you can create chapters by inserting chapter marks in a video title. Depending on the target medium you use, the number of maximum chapters and titles you can add may vary. Please see the table below for details.

Type Maxi. Title Maxi. Chapter

HDD 5994* -

DVD 49** 254

* For each title, you can create up to 999 chapters.

** For each title, you can create up to 99 chapters. But you can only create a maximum of 254 chapters in one disc.

Connections

The following sections introduce a step-by-step process to set up this DVD recorder. When more than one setup option are listed at a speciﬁ c stage, please refer to the option most suitable for your setup condition.

DVD Recorder Overview

Front View

4 DISPLAY window

Shows operation information

2 OPEN/CLOSE button

Opens or closes the disc tray

7 8 9 10 11 12

3 Disc tray

Holds discs securely during recording or playback

5 HDD indicator

Lights when HDD (hard disk drive) is selected as the target device

6 DVD indicator

Lights when DVD drive is selected as the target device

7 HDD/DVD button

Changes DVD recorder’s current mode from HDD (hard disk drive) to DVD and vice versa

8 SOURCE button

Selects equipment connected via line inputs

13 DV-LINK (IEEE 1394) jack

Connects digital camcorder

14 LINE IN (S-Video/Composite VIDEO &

AUDIO L/R) jacks

Connects the outputs of external equipment via S-Video or composite video/audio cables

1 POWER ON/OFF button

Switches on the DVD recorder or switches the unit to standby mode

9 RECORD button

Starts recording on current device

10 PLAY button

Starts playback on current device

11 STOP button

Stops playback or recording

12 PUASE/STEP button

Pauses playback or recording

*Appearance of the unit may vary slightly depending on the model.

When using the LINE IN jacks

By default, this DVD recorder automatically selects S-Video signal over the composite one when both input jacks are used to connect to other devices. If you would like your videos to be imported from a speciﬁ c source, you can either change the default setting through Setup → Video Input/Output → Front AV Input, or use one set of the connec- tions at a time.

Connections

Display Window

1 PLAY indicator 2 DVD indicator

3 SVCD indicator 4 VCD indicator 5 CDDA indicator

6 FILE indicator

12 Multi-information window

9 PAUSE indicator 14 CD-R/DVD-R indicator

13 DVD+RW indicator

11 TIMER RECORD indicator

10 RECORD indicator

8 DVD+R indicator

7 CD indicator

TIMER

DVD SVCD VCD CDDA CD

+RW

-R

-RW

FILE

21 3 4 5 6 7

8 13 14 15

9 10 11

15 CD-RW/DVD-RW indicator

Rear View

8 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) jack

Connects an amplifier or a receiver with a digital input jack

7 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) jack

Connects an amplifier or a receiver with a digital input jack

3 COMP OUT (COMPONENT) jacks

Connects the inputs of external equipment via component video cables

6 HDMI DIGITAL OUT jack

Connects a TV or an AV amplifier (receiver) with HDMI input jack (via HDMI cable)

1 VHF/UHF IN/OUT jacks

Connects antenna cables

2 AV OUTPUT (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks

Connects the inputs of external equipment via composite video/audio cables

4 SCART INPUT jack

Connects the output of external equipment via SCART cable

5 SCART OUTPUT jack

Connects the input of external equipment via SCART cable

9 AC IN terminal

Connects the power cord

*Appearance of the unit may vary slightly depending on the model.

(*for models designed with a detachable power cord)

Connections

Remote Control

1 POWER button Switches on the DVD recorder or switches the unit to standby mode

2 DISPLAY button Displays disc/HDD information

3 Alphabet & Number buttons

4 TIMER button Displays Timer Record menu

5 CONTENTS button Displays Contents Menu

6 TOP MENU button Displays DVD top menu (if available)

7 Direction ( ) & ENTER buttons

8 SETUP button Displays Setup menu

9 HDD/DVD button Switches to DVD or HDD

STOP button

Stops current operation

11 PREVIOUS button Goes to previous item (file/track/chapter)

13 EDIT button Displays Edit menu

F. R. (Rewind) button

Reverses playback

14 RECORD button Starts recording

AUDIO button Displays and switches audio options

16 OPEN/CLOSE button Opens or closes disc tray

17 SOURCE button Selects input source

TV (MODE) button Switches to TV view or SCART source view (decoder)

CH + / CH - button Changes TV channels

ShowView button Displays the ShowView system menu

GUIDER button Displays Easy Guider menu

MENU button Displays disc menu

23 NAVI. button Displays Navigation menu

TIME SHIFT button Pauses live TV program

25 PLAY button Starts playback

26 PAUSE/STEP button Pauses current operation or starts playback frame by frame

27 NEXT button Goes to next item (file/track/chapter)

28 F. F. (Fast Forward) button Fast forward playback

29 COPY button Starts copying

SUBTITLE button Displays and switches subtitle options

ANGLE button Displays and switches angle options

Using the Remote Control

Apart from the basic playback and recording buttons, the unit’s remote control is also designed with a set of quickaccess function buttons: SETUP, GUIDER, TIMER, NAVI. and CONTENTS*. Pressing these buttons will lead you directly to their respective menus. If you would like to exit the screen, simply press the function button again. (*The ‘CONTENTS’ button is available in HDD models only.)

Preparing Remote Control

Open the battery compartment and insert the batteries. Make sure the polarities (+ and -) match the markings inside the remote control.

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Using rechargeable batteries is not recommended.

Remote Control Signal

The remote has an operating range of approximately

7.5 M, and works best when pointed directly at the unit horizontally at angle up to 30° from the sensor window of the DVD recorder.

7.5

Connections

Connecting the DVD Recorder



Do not plug the AC power cord into the outlet until all other connections are made.



It is recommended that you connect VIDEO OUT jack of the DVD recorder directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT jack of this recorder to a TV via a VCR may cause a viewing problem when playing a copy-protected disc. The same viewing problem may also occur when connecting the recorder to a TV/VCR combo system.

Connection Method



Wall → DVD Recorder → TV



Wall → DVD Recorder → VCR → TV

Before you start

► Check whether all the accessories are included in your package box.

 Remote Control (1)  Batteries (2)

 Audio/Video Cable (1)  Power Cord (1) (*depending on the model)

 HDMI Cable (1)  Blank DVD Disc (1) (*depending on the model)

 Antenna Cable (1)  User’s Manual (1)

 Quick Start Guide (1)

Step 1: Connecting Antenna/Satellite Cables

Wall Outlet DVD Recorder TV

Use an antenna cable to connect the RF IN jack on the DVD recorder to the antenna outlet on the wall.

Use an antenna cable to connect the RF OUT jack on the DVD recorder to the RF IN jack on the television.

(Please note that this serves as a pass-through only.)

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

TUNER

AV OUTPUT

T V

Wall

RF IN

RF OUT

RF IN

TUNER

Step 2: Connecting the Video Cable

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The table below lists some of the options for establishing the video and audio connections of this DVD

recorder. For reference, ﬁ rst check the top row to select a type of video cable you wish to use; then look down the column to see what types of audio connections are applicable. Select only one of the applicable options to connect your DVD recorder to other devices unless speciﬁ ed otherwise.

Video Audio

HDMI Cable

Component Video Cable

SCART Cable

Composite Video Cable

HDMI Cable

*

SCART Cable

*

Composite Audio Cable

 

Digital Audio Cable (Optical)**

   

Digital Audio Cable (Coaxial)**

   

* The HDMI and SCART cables can transmit video and audio signals at the same time. Normally, if you use these two cables for video connection, you do not need to establish an additional analog audio connection.

** If you wish to enjoy digital audio sound, you need to establish the digital audio connection (via an optical or a coaxial cable) whatever video cable you use.

Connections

Option 1 Using HDMI Cable

If your TV has an HDMI input, use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT jack on the DVD recorder

to the HDMI IN jack on the television.

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The HDMI cable can transmit both video and audio signals at the same time. If you use an HDMI cable to connect to your TV, it is recommended that you remove all other audio/video connections (component or composite cables) between the DVD recorder and your TV to enjoy better audio/video quality.

However, if you wish to play back discs recorded in DTS format, you need to use an extra optical or coaxial cable to connect the DVD recorder to your TV or to a stereo ampliﬁ er/receiver.

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

T V

HDMI IN

HDMI Cable

HDMI Out

TUNER

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HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)

The DVD recorder supports the HDCP technology, which is developed to prevent copying of the content transmitted via the HDMI cable. After all connections are made, the recorder will start checking whether the connecting TV (or other display device) is HDCP-compliant. If the veriﬁ cation process fails, a pop-up window will appear. Press  and ENTER to try again. Otherwise, disconnect the HDMI cable and use other types of video cable for connection. If you select ‘EXIT’ without disconnecting the cable, or if you do not select any option in 10 seconds, the pop-up window will disappear. Next time when you try to watch HDCP-encrypted content, there will be no image shown on screen.

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After all connections are made, make sure related system settings are correct on the Setup menu.

• Setup → Video Input/Output → HDMI Resolution: Select a resolution mode supported by your TV.

• Setup → Video Input/Output → HDMI Output: Select what types of signal you wish to be transmitted via HDMI cable.

Option 2 Using Component Cable

If your TV has a component video input, use a component video cable (with green, blue and red

ends) to connect the COMPONENT OUT jack on the DVD recorder to the COMPONENT IN jack on the television.

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

Component video cable

CB / PB

CR / PR

COMPONENT IN

CB / PB

CR / PR

T V

Green

Blue

Red

Green

Blue

Red

TUNER

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If your television supports ‘Progressive Scan’ mode, you may adjust the ‘Component Output’ setting accordingly for better results. Please go to Setup Video Input/Output Video Output, and select ‘Component-Progressive’. You can activate the Setup menu directly by pressing SETUP button on your remote control.

Option 3 Using SCART Cable

If your TV has a SCART input, use a SCART cable to connect the SCART OUT jack on the DVD

recorder to the SCART IN jack on the television.

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

T V

SCART IN

TUNER

SCART OUT

Connections

Option 4 Using Composite Cable

If your TV has a composite video input, use a composite video cable to connect the VIDEO

(COMPOSITE) OUT jack on the DVD recorder to the VIDEO (COMPOSITE) IN jack on the television.

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

Video cable

VIDEO

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

TUNER

Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cable

Option 1 Using HDMI Cable

If your TV has an HDMI input, use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT jack on the DVD recorder to

the HDMI IN jack on the television.

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After all connections are made, make sure related system settings are correct on the Setup menu. If there is still no sound, go to SetupAudio OutputHDMI Audio and set ‘PCM’ as the audio output mode.

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If you select to use the HDMI cable in Step 2, set the HDMI output mode to ‘Video + Audio’ via SetupVideo Input/ OutputHDMI Output.

Option 2 Using SCART Cable

If your TV has a SCART input, use a SCART cable to connect the SCART OUT jack on the DVD

recorder to the SCART IN jack on the television.

Option 3 Using Composite Cable

Use a composite audio/video or a composite audio cable (via the red and white ends) to connect the AUDIO OUT jack on the DVD recorder to the AUDIO IN jack on a stereo ampliﬁ er, a receiver or a TV.

White

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

Audio cable

RIGHT

DVD

LEFT

VIDEO

Stereo audio amplifier

or receiver

Red

T V

Red

White

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

TUNER

Connections

Option 4 Using Digital Audio Cable

Using an Optical Cable

Use an optical cable to connect the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack on the DVD recorder to the digital optical input on a stereo ampliﬁ er or a receiver.

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

Optical digital cable

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

Digital Out (Optical)

DIGITAL AUDIO DEVICE

TUNER

Using a Coaxial Cable

Use a coaxial cable to connect the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack on the DVD recorder to the coaxial digital input on a stereo ampliﬁ er or a receiver.

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

Digital Out (Coaxial)

DIGITAL AUDIO DEVICE

Coaxial digital cable

TUNER

Step 4: Connecting the Decoder (If Required)

For PAY-TV/CANAL+ subscribers, you will need to connect an additional decoder to your TV and DVD recorder.

Refer to Step 1 to connect your DVD recorder to the antenna outlet on the wall, and then to the RF IN jack on the

television, if you have not established the connection.

Use a SCART cable to connect the SCART IN jack on the DVD recorder to the SCART OUT jack on the CANAL+

decoder.

Use a SCART cable to connect the SCART OUT jack on the DVD recorder to the SCART IN jack on the televi-

sion.

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

SCART OUT

Wall

RF IN

T V

RF OUT

SCART

OUT

RF IN

SCART IN

CANAL+ Decoder

Completed in Step 1

TUNER

SCART

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During recording, if you have problem watching programs imported via decoder, you can press TV (MODE) to switch to the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode. However, you need to ﬁ rst activate the feature through SetupVideo Input/Output TV MODE.

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Setting TV MODE/SCART Bypass (p.25)

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Depending on the cable manufacturers, the SCART cable you use may not be able to detect all signals transferred via this connection. If you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode through the Setup menu, and still have problem using the feature, try to use a new SCART cable to connect the decoder to your DVD recorder.

Connections

Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord

Connect the power cord to the DVD recorder. After all the cable connections are completed, you can now plug the power cord of the recorder into the outlet, and start using the recorder.

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If you use a model which features attached power cord, you only need to plug the power cord to the outlet at this step.

► Preparing the DVD Recorder for Further Settings

After completing the connection process, check whether you have switched your TV’s input source to corresponding option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.), so that video from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

System Settings

Before you start

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s input source to corresponding option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.),

so that video from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

Easy Setup

The ‘Easy Setup’ is designed to help you complete basic settings step by step. On each option screen, use or number buttons (0-9) to make necessary adjustments, then press ENTER to conﬁ rm. If you would like to return to the previous option, select ‘Back’. Or select ‘Exit’ if you wish to quit the setup process.

Select a language for on-screen message

Language

The ‘Easy Setup’ guide appears automatically when you switch on your new DVD recorder for the ﬁ rst time. After the ﬁ rst-time setup, you can always access the guide via Setup → System → Easy Setup.

English

Set Language

Press  to select your preferred language for the on-screen menus and messages, then press ENTER.

Set Clock Format

Press  to select your preferred clock format for display, then press ENTER.

Set System Date

Press or number buttons (0-9) to enter correct date information, then press ENTER.

Set System Time

Press or number buttons (0-9) to enter correct time information, then press ENTER.

System Settings

Set TV Channels

Please follow the on-screen instructions to create a complete channel list. If you wish to perform the channel scanning later, select ‘Skip the Process’, then press ENTER.

►Selecting Country

Press  to select your country/region, then press ENTER.

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List of countries/regions varies depending on model types.

►Scanning TV Channels

Press  to select ‘Auto Scan’, then press

ENTER.

The scanning process will start.

Otherwise, select ‘Skip’ to skip the scanning process.

Complete Settings

After the scanning process is completed, press ENTER to save the settings and exit the ‘Easy Setup’ screen.

Setup Menu

Use the Setup menu to edit your system setting preferences. Follow these steps to change the default settings.

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

SETUP

Press to display Setup menu

Press  to select a category you wish to

change, then press ENTER.

English

Press  to select an option you would like to

change from the sub-menu, then press ENTER.

Press or number buttons (0-9) (when

required) to change the settings, then press ENTER.

When completed, press SETUP to exit the Setup

menu.

System

Option Application Easy Setup Use the step-by-step ‘Easy Setup’

guide to complete basic settings.

OSD Change the language of on-screen

menus and messages.

Auto Sleep Set the time period for the DVD

recorder to turn to standby mode if there is no operation.

• Off

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 90 minutes

• 120 minutes

Restore Reset all options to default settings.

Date/Time

Option Application Clock Format Select a preferred clock format for

display.

• M/D/Y-12Hr

• D/M/Y-12Hr

• Y/M/D-12Hr

• M/D/Y-24Hr

• D/M/Y-24Hr

• Y/M/D-24Hr

Date Set the system date.

* You can set the date up to 2099/12/31 (Year/Month/Day)

Time Set the system time.

Tuner

Option Application Country Select your country/region. Utilities Perform channel scanning to create a

channel list and edit the list.

• Scan Channel

• Edit Channel

TV Audio Select the type of audio signal imported

from TV tuner.

• Stereo

• Main

• SAP (Sub)

• Mono

Scanning TV Channels

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When the ‘Scan Channel’ function is activated, the TV channels are scanned and stored in a speciﬁc order. If your TV content provider changes the channel listing, or if you reinstall this DVD recorder, you may need to go through this process again.

Editing Listed TV Channels

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The automatic scanning process lists all available channels in a speciﬁc order. If you would like to change the sequence, you can further edit your preference in ‘Channel Editor’. The ‘Channel Editor’ also offers other customizing functions (e.g. rename channel, insert or disable channels, etc.) For more information, please see ‘Channel Editor’ (p.28).

Setting TV Audio

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Use the ‘TV Audio’ option to set a preferred audio channel for viewing and recording TV programs through the DVD recorder.

▌ Stereo

Select to record the stereo sound channel of a TV program.

▌ Main

Select to record the primary language channel of a bilingual TV program.

▌ SAP (Sub)

Select to record the second language channel of a bilingual TV program.

▌ Mono

Select to record the mono sound channel of a TV program.

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The audio setting is applicable only when the selected

audio channel is offered.

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For bilingual TV programs, you can only record one of the language versions.

System Settings

Video Input/Output

Option Application TV MODE Enable or disable the ‘TV MODE/

SCART Bypass’ function to control the viewing source alternation.

Front AV Input

Prioritize the input source from the front-panel jacks.

• Auto (* Use S-Video signal ﬁ rst if available)

• S-Video

• Composite

Video Output

Select the type of video signal supported by your TV.

• Component-Interlaced

• Component-Progressive

• SCART RGB

• SCART S-Video

HDMI Resolution

Select a resolution mode compatible with your HDTV or HD-ready TV.

• Auto

• 576p

• 720p

• 1080i

• 1080p

HDMI Output

Select the type of contents for output.

• Video+ Audio

• Video Only

Setting TV MODE/SCART Bypass

The ‘TV MODE/SCART Bypass’ feature allows you to watch videos/programs from the SCART source (decoder, VCR, etc.) directly at the push of a button.

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You need to activate the function via the Setup menu before using the TV (MODE) button on remote control.

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After you press TV (MODE) to view videos/programs from the SCART source, only POWER and TV (MODE) buttons on the remote will be available to use. You can only press POWER to switch off the DVD recorder, or press TV (MODE) again to return previous viewing mode.

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After you press TV (MODE) to view videos/programs from the SCART source, status indicator will light up in the display window.

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Depending on the cable manufacturers, the SCART cable you use to connect an external device to the DVD recorder may not be able to detect all signals transferred via this connection. If you have activated the ‘TV MODE/SCART Bypass’ function via the Setup menu, and still have problem using the feature, try to use a new SCART cable.

Setting Component Video Output

If your TV supports ‘Progressive Scan’ mode, you can choose to set the DVD recorder’s output accordingly to enjoy better video quality. ‘Progressive Scan’ mode differs from the ‘Interlaced Scan’ mode in how a video image is updated. In ‘Progressive Scan’ mode, scan lines for an image are refreshed in every pass and by a sequential order. In the ‘Interlaced Scan’ mode, image is updated by alternating sets of odd and even scan lines.

Progressive Scan Mode:

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Line 5

Line 6

Line 7 etc

Interlaced Scan Mode:

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Line 5

Line 6

Line 7 etc

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If you accidentally set ‘Progressive’ as the video output mode when the DVD recorder is not connected to a progressive-scan-compatible TV, you may lose the video signal on your TV instantly. To recover the problem, switch off the DVD recorder, and then switch it on again. After the DVD recorder is switched on (in about 30 seconds), press (right direction button), 5, 0, 2, 0, on remote control, then press ENTER. The recorder will then be automatically switched off. The DVD recorder’s TV output will be restored to default when you switch on the recorder next time.

Setting HDMI Resolution

With an integrated video upscaler, this DVD recorder can automatically enhance resolution of the output picture up to 1080p (1080 scan lines, Progressive mode). Select a resolution mode supported by your TV to enjoy sharper, clearer image.



The HDMI resolution setting may affect the video

output mode of this recorder.

▌ If the HDMI resolution mode is set to ‘576p’, ‘720p’,

‘1080i’ or ‘1080p’, the recorder’s video output format will be automatically switched to the progressive scan mode (‘Component-Progressive’). If you

disconnect the HDMI cable for other connections, you need to either change the video output setting on the Setup menu, or use compatible TV sets.

▌ If the HDMI resolution mode is set to ‘Auto’, the

recorder’s video output format will be automatically switched to the last selected interlaced scan mode (‘SCART S-Video’, ‘SCART RGB’ or ‘ComponentInterlaced’) after you disconnect the HDMI cable.

Audio Output

Option Application Dolby

Digital

Set the digital audio output mode.

• PCM (when your ampliﬁer does not have an integrated Dolby Digital decoder)

• Bit Stream (when your ampliﬁer has an integrated Dolby Digital decoder)

DTS Output

Enable/disable the DTS (Digital Theater System) feature offered by DVD-Video discs.

• On

• Off

MPEG Audio

Set the MPEG audio output mode.

• PCM (when your ampliﬁer does not have an integrated MPEG audio decoder)

• Bit Stream (when your ampliﬁer has an integrated MPEG audio decoder)

HDMI Audio

Set the audio output mode via HDMI cable.

• Auto

• PCM

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If the spoken language of your disc(s) is recorded using the DTS format, disabling the DTS option will result in loss of sound when watching ﬁlm. Please always check the information on disc(s) before you decide to change options.

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The DTS-encoded audio can only be transmitted via a digital audio device. Before enabling the ‘DTS Output’, make sure you have established a digital audio connection. For more information, please see ‘Connecting the DVD Recorder’ (p.13)

Recording / Playback

Option Application Recording

Mode

Select a recording mode for different picture quality and recording time.

• HQ (High Quality)

• SP (Standard Play)

• LP (Long Play)

• EP (Extended Play)

• SLP (Super Long Play)

Chapter Mark

Select the interval to insert chapter marks in recorded titles.

• Off

• 5 Minutes

• 10 Minutes

• 15 Minutes

• 20 Minutes

• 25 Minutes

• 30 Minutes

Slide Time Set the still picture playback speed.

• Off

• Interval (3-99 Seconds)

VCD PBC Enable/disable the PBC (playback

control) function offered by VCD or SVCD.

• On

• Off

DivX (R) VOD*

Display the registration code of the DVD recorder.

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* depending on the model

DVD Movie

Option Application Menu Set a preferred language for displaying

the DVD menu.

Audio Set a preferred audio language when

watching a DVD-Video disc.

Subtitle Set a preferred language when display-

ing subtitles of a DVD-Video disc.

Parental Lock

Set a preferred level to control content access.

• Off

• 8: Adult

• 7: NC-17

• 6: R

• 5: PG-R

• 4: PG-13

• 3: PG

• 2: G

• 1: Kid Safe

Password Set password for the parental lock

function. (default: 0000 [zero])

Aspect Ratio

Select a viewing mode supported by your TV or display.

• 16:9 Wide

• 4:3 Pan

• 4:3 L.Box

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If the DVD-Video disc is already preset to a default language, the playback will start following this setting, rather than your preferred option. You can later change the default setting using the Setup menu or Navigation menu during playback.



Navigation Menu (p.58)

System Settings

Password

DVD Movie

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the Setup

menu.

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If you press or ENTER instead of number buttons (0-9) when you are asked to enter a password, you will return to the second level of the menu without making any change.



If the password you enter is incorrect or unmatched, a warning message will appear for 5 seconds, and then you will be asked to enter your password again.

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If you have forgotten your password, reset the DVD recorder via Setup → System → Restore.

Setting Aspect Ratio

Aspect ratio setting affects how video images are presented. Select 4:3 (standard) or 16:9 (widescreen) mode which suits your television.

▌ 16:9 Wide

Select this option if you connect the DVD recorder to

a widescreen (16:9) TV.

▌ 4:3 L. Box (4:3 Letter Box)

Select this option if you connect the DVD recorder to

a standard (4:3) TV, and wish to display widescreen image (16:9) in its original format.

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For the ‘Menu’, ‘Audio’ and ‘Subtitle’ options, the selected preference is applicable only when the discs have the desired language versions.

Setting Parental Lock

Some DVD-Video discs are encoded with a Parental Management Level (PML) numbered from 0 to 8. You can set the parental control level of this DVD recorder to one of the numbers, then only a DVD-Video disc with the PML lower than the one you set can be played back by this DVD recorder.

Enter the ‘DVD Movie’ menu via SETUP → DVD

Movie.

Press  to select ‘Parental Lock’, then press

ENTER.

If the level you select is different from the one you

set before, an input box asking for password will appear. Enter the 4-digit password by pressing number buttons (0-9).

Parental Lock

DVD Movie

If you press or ENTER instead of number buttons, you will return to the upper level of the menu without making any change.

If the password you enter is correct, the change

you made will be applied. Otherwise, the change will be ignored.

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the Setup

menu.

Setting Password

Enter the ‘DVD Movie’ menu via SETUP → DVD

Movie.

Press  to select ‘Password’, then press

ENTER.

Press number buttons (0-9) to enter your password.

If the password you enter is correct, you will

be asked to enter a new password twice. If two passwords do not match, a warning message will appear.

The picture will be shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

▌ 4:3 Pan (4:3 Pan & Scan)

Select this option if you connect the DVD recorder to

a standard (4:3) TV, and wish to display widescreen image (16:9) in full-screen format.

The picture will be zoomed to ﬁ ll the screen vertically with its left and right sides chopped off.

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Some discs may not support this viewing option. Even if you select the 4:3 Pan (4:3 Pan & Scan) mode, the picture will still be displayed in the 4:3 L.Box (4:3 Letter Box) format.

Channel Editor

‘Channel Editor’ offers users an easy-to-manage interface to organize your TV channel list. You can activate ‘Channel Editor’ through the following paths.

Via Setup Menu



Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.  Press  to select ‘Tuner’, then press ENTER.  Press  to select ‘Utilities’, then press

ENTER.

 Press  to select ‘Edit Channel’, then press

ENTER.

 The Channel Editor menu will appear.

Pressing EDIT Button While Viewing TV



Press TV (MODE) or SOURCE to switch to the

TV-viewing mode.

Front AV

SCART

By default, pressing TV (MODE) allows you to switch to TV directly. However, if you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode earlier through Setup menu, you can only press SOURCE to switch to TV.

If you press SOURCE, you may need to press the button more than once to switch to ‘TV’.



Press EDIT to activate ‘Channel Editor’.



The Channel Editor menu will appear.

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If you have not completed the channel scanning process before using the ‘Channel Editor’, a pop-up box asking you to do so will appear. Press to select desired application, then press ENTER. If you still choose not to scan channels, you will need to switch on the channels one by one for further applications.

System Settings

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The channel will be moved to the desired location.

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’ or

another option to continue, then press ENTER.

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After you insert channel(s), numbers of other channels

will change accordingly.

Swapping TV Channels

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘Swap’, then press ENTER.

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the channel number, then press ENTER.

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The channel will be swapped to the designated location.

To swap other TV channels, repeat steps 1-3.

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’ or

another option to continue, then press ENTER.

Moving up/down TV Channels

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

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Press  to select ‘Up’ or ‘Down’, then press

ENTER.

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The order of the TV channel will be changed.

Each time when you press ENTER, the item will be

moved in your designated direction.

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’ or

another option to continue, then press ENTER.

Inserting TV Channels

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘Insert’, then press ENTER.

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the channel number, then press ENTER.

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Renaming TV Channels

Press  to select a channel from the list, then

press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘Rename’, then press ENTER.

The keypad screen will appear.

Press  to select desired characters from

the keypad, then press ENTER after each entry.

For more information, please see the section ‘OnScreen Input Keypad’ (p.34).

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’ or

another option to continue, then press ENTER.

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You can enter up to 10 characters for a name.

Enabling/Disabling TV Channels

The automatic scanning process will list all the available channels for your reference. You can further edit this list by activating the ‘Enable/Disable’ function, which allows you to temporarily disable unwanted channel(s) from the list or enable the previously hidden channel(s) back to the list.

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’, then

press ENTER.

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The channel selected will then be switched on or off.

To switch on or off other channels, repeat steps

1-2.

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’ or

another option to continue, then press ENTER.

Setting Decoder

Use this option to switch on or off the ‘Decode’ function for particular TV channel(s).

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘Decode’, then press ENTER.

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A key icon will appear, indicating that the ‘Decode’ function for the selected channel is switched on.

To set the ‘Decode’ function on or off for other TV

channels, repeat steps 1-2.

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’ or

another option to continue, then press ENTER.

Setting Channel Frequency

Use this option to search for better channel signal, or to search for a particular channel which has not been listed after the scanning process.

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘Frequency’, then press

ENTER.

A pop-up box for entering the channel frequency

will appear. Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter the channel frequency, then press ENTER.

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Press  to select a suitable TV system, then

press ENTER.

The DVD recorder will start searching for the channel signal.

When the scanning process is completed, press

 to select your desired option, then press ENTER.

▌ OK

If the scanning result is what you want, press  to select ‘OK’, then press ENTER.

▌ Scan Next

If the scanning result is not what you want, press  to select ‘Scan Next’, then press ENTER.

The DVD recorder will then start searching for the next available channel frequency.

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▌ Cancel

If you decide not to make any change, press  to select ‘Cancel’, then press ENTER.

To apply the frequency setting to other channels,

repeat steps 1-5.

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’ or

another option to continue, then press ENTER.

ShowView Programming System

The ShowView programming system is a specially-designed feature for recording TV programs. The system greatly simpliﬁ es the timer recording process, as it does not require users to enter program information, such as date, channel number and start/end time, which are all contained in the ShowView programming numbers. You can complete the timer recording setup simply by inputting the ShowView number, which can be found in most newspapers, TV listing magazines or online sources.



As channel numbers may vary depending on where you live, it is suggested that you build up a matching channel list when you ﬁ rst set up the DVD recorder. This process will help you to make use of the ShowView system for future timer recording settings.

Press TV(MODE) or press SOURCE to set ‘TV’ as

the signal source.

By default, pressing TV(MODE) allows you to switch to TV directly. However, if you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode earlier through Setup menu, you can only press SOURCE to switch to TV.

If you press SOURCE, you may need to press the button more than once to switch to ‘TV’.

Press EDIT to display the Channel Editor menu.

Press  to select a TV channel, then press

ENTER.

Press  to select ‘GCN’, then press ENTER.

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A pop-up box for entering GCN will appear.

Press or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the GCN (Guide Channel Number), which is the

channel number used by the ShowView system,

then press ENTER.

To set GCN for other channels, repeat steps 3-5.

When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’,

then press ENTER.

This chapter introduces three specially-designed interfaces, which aim to offer you a more convenient and hasslefree operation environment. Please follow the steps listed below for the applications.

Before you start

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s input source to corresponding option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.),

so that video from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

► Make sure the remote control works.

Contents Menu

Contents Menu offers you a quick overview of what stored in your selected medium.

Screen Overview

File catalogue

When selected, the tab is highlighted Press to view files or albums inside catalogue

Source Medium

Press to switch to DVD or HDD

A title/track/file/album

Press to start playback

Page number

Press to go to previous page

Viewing mode

Press to switch between ‘Text’ and ‘Thumbnail’ modes

Exit button

Page index

Press to go to next page

Access to Contents Menu

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu. Press CONTENTS again at any time to exit the program.

Getting Started

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File Structure

In the ‘Music’ and ‘Picture’ catalogues, a

‘Default Album’ will be automatically created to accommodate media ﬁ les which are not grouped under particular directories. For example, if you organize your music and picture ﬁ les on a disc as follows:

Root

D1.jpg

C2.jpg

C1.jpg

B2.mp3

B1.mp3

A2.mp3

A1.mp3

these ﬁ les will be regrouped and displayed in a

new structure shown below when you preview them in the Contents Menu. The ﬁ le structure on your original disc will not be affected.

Root

Default

D1.jpg

C2.jpg

C1.jpg

B2.mp3

B1.mp3

A2.mp3

A1.mp3

Picture

Music

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Please allow a few seconds for the DVD recorder to display all your ﬁ les in the Contents Menu.

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Only ﬁ les in supported media formats will be displayed in the Contents Menu. Normal data ﬁ les will not be shown.

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If the name of a video ﬁ le or title is too long, it will be abbreviated.

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The name of a video ﬁ le or title may not be correctly displayed, if it contains characters which use a coding page or character sets not supported by this DVD recorder. This, however, will not affect any operation you wish to perform.

Previewing Files via Contents Menu

1 Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu.

2 Press HDD/DVD to switch to DVD or HDD. Or

press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the source medium, then press ENTER.

If you wish to view ﬁ les on a disc, make sure the disc is supported by the DVD recorder, and place the disc carefully with label side facing up on the disc tray. For more details, please see ‘Disc Information’ (p.6).

3 Press  to select the type of ﬁ les (Video/Music/

Picture) you wish to view.

4 Press ENTER or  to enter the selected cata-

logue.

If you want to view a different page, use the ,  or page index button to make selection.

5 If you have selected:

▌ Video

Press  to select desired title or ﬁ le, then press ENTER to start playback.

▌ Music & Picture

Press  to select desired album. Press  PLAY to start playback

Or press ENTER to go to the selected album. Press  to select desired track or ﬁ le, then

press ENTER to start playback.

On-Screen Input Keypad

On-screen input keypad offers you a simple way to enter ﬁ le names. Entering your desired characters can be easily done by pressing the  and ENTER buttons on your remote control.

Screen Overview

Entry bar

Available characters, numbers, symbols

Input Options:

[A] uppercase letters [a] lowercase letters [Symbol] symbols [International] accented letters

Cursor

Move the cursor backwards

Move the cursor forwards

Back button

Press to delete character one by one

Clear button

Press to delete all characters

Finish button

Press to confirm setting and exit screen

Space button

Press to insert space in title/file name

Cancel button

Press to discard changes and return to previous screen

Shortcut Buttons

You can use the number-letter shortcuts on remote control to quickly select desired characters. When you press one of the number buttons, corresponding characters will be highlighted on-screen. Press the button repeatedly until you desired character is highlighted, then press ENTER to conﬁ rm your selection.

Getting Started

Entering New Title/File Name

1 When the keypad screen appears, the ‘Back’

button will be automatically highlighted.

Press ENTER to delete the characters one by one.

2 Press  to select the input option button,

then press ENTER.

Press ENTER repeatedly to select your desired input option.

3 Press  to select desired characters, then

press ENTER.

You can enter up to 30 characters for a title name.

4 If you want to make changes during the process,

press  to select ‘Back’, which allows you to delete character by character in a backward direction, then press ENTER.

If you want to delete all the characters you have entered, press  to select ‘Clear’, then press ENTER.

4 When completed, press  to select ‘Finish’,

then press ENTER.

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If the entry bar is left blank, you will not be able to exit the screen by selecting the ‘Finish’ button. Please follow the instruction in pop-up box to complete the process.

Easy Guider

Graphical and intuitive, the ‘Easy Guider’ menu guides you through all the major features available, and helps you to complete basic functions in just a few steps. Simply follow the on-screen instructions to start playback, record a TV show or schedule a timer program. All functions in ‘Easy Guider’ can be conveniently selected and activated by pressing  and ENTER buttons on your remote control.

Screen Overview

Select a function to start

Function shortcut

Exit button

When selected, the icon is highlighted. Press ENTER to start the function.

Back button

Press to return to previous step

Screen window

Displays image of current video source (* If you have been playing music files or audio CD, the screen will be blank.) (** If you have been playing picture files, a ‘Picture’ icon will appear.)

Access to Easy Guider

Press GUIDER to display the Easy Guider menu. Press GUIDER again at any time to exit the program.

Getting Started

Using Easy Guider: Play

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Playing Media Files (Video/Music/Picture)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

Select a function to start

2 Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

Select a device to start playback

3 Press  to select the types of ﬁ les (Video/Mu-

sic/Picture) you wish to view, then press ENTER.

4 Press  to select a title/ﬁ le/album you wish

to play, then press ENTER.

▌ Video

If you have selected a video title/ﬁ le, playback will then start.

▌ Music

If you have selected a music album, proceed to press to select a ﬁ le or track to start

playback.

▌ Picture

If you have selected a picture album, proceed to press to select a ﬁ le to start playback.

5 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback.

When playing picture ﬁ les: Press  to rotate the picture clockwise, or press 

to rotate it counterclockwise. Press  or  to skip the picture.

6 Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked stop.

(Press  PLAY to start playback from where you left off.)

Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to a full stop.

(Press  PLAY to start playback from the begin- ning.)

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If you have selected DVD as the target device, playback will begin automatically when you insert a DVD-Video disc, VCD, SVCD or audio CD.

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If an MP3 ﬁ le name contains two-byte characters (e.g. Chinese characters), it may not be displayed correctly.

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This DVD recorder does not support ID3 (for MP3) and WMA tags.

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This DVD recorder does not support mp3PRO ﬁ les.

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The MP3 ﬁ le bitrates supported by this DVD recorder are: 32Kbps - 320Kbps.

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This DVD recorder does not support WMA lossless ﬁ les and WMA ﬁ les protected by DRM (digital rights management) technology.

Playing Picture with Music

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

3 Press  to select ‘Picture with Music’, then

press ENTER.

4 Press  to select a picture album, then

press ENTER.

5 Press  to select a ﬁ le, then press ENTER. 6 The music ﬁ le catalogue will then appear. Press

 to select a music album, then press ENTER.

7 Press  to select a ﬁ le or track, then press

ENTER to start playback.

8 Press  to rotate the picture clockwise, or press

 to rotate it counterclockwise.

Press  or  to skip picture. Press  or  to skip music ﬁ le.

9 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback. Press  STOP to stop playback.

Playing Last Recorded Title (HDD Only)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘HDD’ as the source medium,

then press ENTER.

3 Press  to select ‘Last Recorded’, then press

ENTER.

4 Playback of the last recorded title will then start. 5 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked stop. (Press  PLAY to start playback from where you left off.)

Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to a full stop.

(Press  PLAY to start playback from the begin- ning.)

Using Easy Guider: Record

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You may not be able to record a program from TV or from another device connected to this recorder, if the source material is copyprotected.

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Please note that you CANNOT record/copy a rented or purchased video/disc from another device (video cassette recorder, DVD player, DVD recorder, etc.) connected to this recorder.

Before you start

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s

input source to corresponding option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.), so that video from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

► Check whether you select and insert a record-

able disc. If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need to format the discs before recording. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.

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Disc Information (p.6)

► Check whether there is enough space on the disc

or on the hard drive.

► Check whether the channel scanning process for

your TV is completed.

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Setup Menu (Tuner) (p.24)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Record’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select the signal source, then press

ENTER.

Select a recording source

If you select ‘TV’, press  to select the channel you wish to record, then press ENTER.

3 Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the target

medium to save the recording, then press ENTER.

Getting Started

Using Easy Guider: Timer Record

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You may not be able to record a program from TV or from another device connected to this recorder, if the source material is copyprotected.

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Please note that you CANNOT record/copy a rented or purchased video/disc from another device (video cassette recorder, DVD player, DVD recorder, etc.) connected to this recorder.

Before you start

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s

► Check whether you select and insert a record-

able disc. If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need to format the discs before recording. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.

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Disc Information (p.6)

► Check whether the system date/time is correct.

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Setup Menu (Date/Time) (p.24)

► Check whether there is enough space on the disc

or on the hard drive.

► Check whether the channel scanning process for

your TV is completed.

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Setup Menu (Tuner) (p.24)

Date/Time Mode

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Timer Record’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘Date/Time Setting’, then

press ENTER.

Select the mode to set a timer program

4 Press  to select a recording mode, then press

ENTER.

5 If you select ‘TV’ as the signal source, press 

to select the TV audio mode, then press ENTER.

6 Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER.

Recording will start.

7 Press  STOP to stop recording.

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording. Press PAUSE/STEP again to resume recording.

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One recording session in double-layer discs CANNOT exceed 8 hours. Once the session has lasted

for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will automatically stop recording.

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If you use a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW (formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’ mode), you need to ﬁ nalize the disc before it can be played back on other compatible devices. You can complete the process using ‘Easy Guider’. Please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools’ (p.43) for details on how to ﬁ nalize a disc.

ShowView System Mode

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Timer Record’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘ShowView Setting’, then

press ENTER.

Select the mode to set a timer program

3 Press  to select ‘Once’, ‘Daily’ or ‘Weekly’,

then press ENTER.

4 Press number buttons (0-9) to enter the ShowView

number of a program you wish to record, then press ENTER.

Press  to switch on or off the PDC function, then press ENTER.

(For more details, please see ‘VPS (Video Program-

ming System) & PDC (Program Delivery Control)’ (p.41) in the note section.)

Enter ShowView number of the program

5 A ‘Preset Channel’ pop-up box will appear, if the

DVD recorder fails to ﬁ nd information of a corresponding channel.

Press  to enter the channel number which corresponds to the GCN (Guide Channel Number) designated by the ShowView system, then press ENTER.

Enter corresponding channel number

As the channel number of a TV station may vary depending on where you live, you need to set up a matching list in order to use the ShowView system to schedule a timer program.

3 Press  to select the signal source, then press

ENTER.

If you select ‘TV’, press  to select the channel you want to record, then press ENTER.

If you select ‘TV’, press  to switch on or off the PDC function, then press ENTER. (For more details,

please see ‘VPS (Video Programming System) &

PDC (Program Delivery Control)’ (p.41) in the note

section.)

4 Press  to select ‘Once’, ‘Daily’ or ‘Weekly’,

then press ENTER.

Recording Frequency

Suitable Applications

Once

To record program aired at a speciﬁ c date/time

Daily

To record program aired every day at a speciﬁ c time

Weekly

To record program aired on certain day(s) every week at a specﬁ c time

5 Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the date, then press ENTER.

You can set the date up to 2099/12/31 (Year/Month/ Day)

6 Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the Start time, then press ENTER.

7 Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the End time, then press ENTER.

8 Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the target

medium to save the recording , then press ENTER.

Press  to select a recording mode, then press

ENTER.

If your signal source is set to ‘TV’, press  to

select a TV audio mode, then press ENTER.

Summary of the timer program will appear.

Press  to select ‘Back’ to modify the setting. Or press ENTER to save the setting and exit the screen.

To modify the settings, select ‘Back’

Summary

Getting Started

Using Easy Guider: Copy

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You may only use this DVD recorder to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright; or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner; or you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy. Unless you own the copyright; or have obtained permission from the copyright owner; or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be violating the law, including copyright law, and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies.

Before you start

► Check whether you select and insert a recordable

disc. If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need to format the discs before copying. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.

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Disc Information (p.6)

► Check whether there is enough space on the disc

or on the hard drive.

► Check whether there are ﬁ les on the disc you

insert, if you would like to make copies from disc to the hard drive.

Copying (Disc to HDD)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Copy’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘DVD to HDD’, then press

ENTER.

Select how you wish to copy files

3 If you have inserted:

▌ Audio CD, VCD, SVCD

Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER. The copying process will then start.

For example, on the ShowView System’s TV listings, the X station is assigned with a GCN (2), while it is designated to channel 4 and 15 in region A and B, respectively. To set up the corresponding list, enter the number 4 or 15 when the ‘Preset Channel’ pop-up box appears.

TV Station

GCN

Preset Channel

Region A X 2 4

Region B X 2 15

Region C X 2 56

6 Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the target

medium to save the recording, then press ENTER.

7 Press  to select a recording mode, then press

ENTER.

8 If your signal source is set to ‘TV’, press  to

select a TV audio mode, then press ENTER.

9 Summary of the timer program will appear. Press

ENTER to exit the screen.

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Make sure a recordable disc is inserted before the timer programs start.

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VPS (Video Programming System) & PDC (Program Delivery Control)

VPS/PDC services are used to automatically check the time information of TV programs being aired. If the TV stations in your area carry the service, you can switch on the PDC function when scheduling a timer program on this DVD recorder. With the function activated, the recorder will check whether the start time of your preset program has been rescheduled, and begin recording at the most updated time accordingly.

You can assign a maximum of 20 PDC settings. Please note that the PDC signal can only be monitored when DVD recorder is in standby mode. If you have been using the DVD recorder before a preset timer program starts, the recording will begin following the original schedule.

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You can schedule a maximum of 32 timer programs. If the setting list is full, you need to cancel some of the reserved programs ﬁ rst.

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This DVD recorder features ‘power-on’ timer recording: you do not need to switch off the recorder to activate the function.

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One recording session in double-layer discs CANNOT exceed 8 hours. Once the session has lasted

for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will automatically stop recording.

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7 Press to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER

or press GUIDER to exit the Easy Guider.

Copying (HDD to Disc)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Copy’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘HDD to DVD’, then press

ENTER.

Select how you wish to copy files

3 Press  to select the type of ﬁ le you would like

to copy, then press ENTER.

Select the media type you wish to copy

4 If you have chosen:

▌ Video

Press to select desired ﬁ le, then press ENTER. The copying process will then start.

▌ Music / Picture

Press to select desired album, then press ENTER. (

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Proceed to step 5)

5 Press to select desired ﬁ le, then press

ENTER. A pop-up box showing further copying options will appear.

▌Disc with Video Titles

A disc menu will appear. Press to select the title you would like to

copy, then press ENTER. Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER.

The copying process will then start.

▌ Disc with Data & Media Files

Press to select the type of ﬁ le you would like to copy, then press ENTER. (

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Proceed to step 4)

Select the media type you wish to copy

4 If you have chosen:

▌ All

The copying process will then start.

▌ Video

Press to select desired ﬁ le, then press ENTER. The copying process will then start.

▌ Music / Picture

Press to select desired album, then press ENTER. (

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Proceed to step 5)

5 Press to select desired ﬁ le, then press

ENTER. A pop-up box showing further copying options will appear.

Press  to select ‘Selected File’, then press ENTER, if you would like to copy only the selected ﬁ le.

Press  to select ‘Whole Album’, then press ENTER, if you would like to copy all ﬁ les in the album.

The pop-up box will appear when you ﬁ rst enter the album. If you decide to copy the whole album after adopting the ‘Selected File’ option, you will need to exit the album ﬁ rst. Press to select ‘Return’, then press ENTER to go back to the album level.

6 When completed, press to select ‘Exit’,

then press ENTER to exit the Contents Menu.

Getting Started

Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools

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Use ‘Disc Tools’ to complete post-production

tasks and manage the built-in hard drive.

Media Available Tools

HDD

• Erase

• Clean up

• Defragment

Disc

• Erase

• Finalize (Make Compatible)

• Label Disc

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Before using the ‘Erase’ function, please make sure all your important ﬁ les are safely backed up. Once you perform this function, all contents will be permanently deleted.

Erase (HDD & Disc)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select the medium, then press

ENTER.

▌ Tools for Hard Drive

Screen showing available options for hard drive will appear.

Select a function

▌ Tools for Disc

Screen showing available options for disc will appear.

Select a function

Press  to select ‘Selected File’, then press ENTER, if you would like to copy only the selected ﬁ le.

Press  to select ‘Whole Album’, then press ENTER, if you would like to copy all ﬁ les in the album.

6 Press  to select other ﬁ les you would like

to copy, then press ENTER.

7 When completed, press to select ‘Exit’,

then press ENTER to exit the Contents Menu.

8 Press to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER

or press GUIDER to exit the Easy Guider.

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Materials recorded on a VCD/SVCD disc CANNOT be copied to the hard drive before the disc is

ﬁ nalized.

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If you own the copyright, you may copy an entire DVD-Video disc to the hard drive. Contents of a DVD-Video disc can only be copied from hard drive to a blank DVD disc.

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If you copy recorded titles to a blank DVD disc (DVDR/-RW, DVD+R/+RW), you will not be able to use the same disc to copy data ﬁ les, and vice versa.

The clean-up process will then start.

7 When completed, press ENTER to exit the screen.

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The application will permanently delete selected ﬁ les or albums.

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Overall clean-up time may vary depending on the original recording conditions.

Defragment (HDD)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘Tools for Hard Drive; then

press ENTER.

3 Press  to select ‘Defragment’, then press

ENTER.

4 Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER.

The defragmenting process will then start.

5 When completed, press ENTER to exit the screen.

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Materials on the hard drive will not be lost during this process.

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Regular defragmenting is recommended, as it helps improve overall performance of the hard drive.

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If during the process you decide to cancel the application, you can press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the present screen.

3 Press  to select ‘Erase’, then press ENTER. 4 Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER.

The erasing process will then start.

5 When completed, press ENTER to exit the screen.

Clean up (HDD)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘Tools for Hard Drive; then

press ENTER.

3 Press  to select ‘Clean up’, then press

ENTER.

4 Press  to select ‘Delete Older Files’, ‘Delete

Larger Files’, ‘Delete Seldom Played Files’, ‘Delete Album’, or ‘Delete All’, then press ENTER.

Select the files you wish to delete

5 If you choose to delete ﬁ les or albums, press 

to select ‘Delete’ or ‘Skip’, then press ENTER.

70 GB

Name Date Dimension Format Size

canaletto14 2000/01/12 900x542 JPEG 128 KB

Skip

6 If you choose to delete all ﬁ les, press  to

select ‘Go’, then press ENTER.

Getting Started

Finalize [Make Compatible] (Disc)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘Tools for Disc; then press

ENTER.

3 Press  to select ‘Finalize (Make Compatible)’,

then press ENTER.

4 Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER.

The ﬁnalizing process will then start.

5 When completed, press ENTER to exit the screen.

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Finalizing a disc is a necessary step when you want to share certain types of digital content with others. Once a disc is ﬁnalized, it can be played back on other DVD players or on PCs. For more details, please see ‘Disc Information’ (p.6).

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Only discs used to record video titles require ﬁnalization. Discs used to copy media ﬁles (such as MP3 or JPEG ﬁles) are considered as data: there is no need to ﬁnalize these discs.

Label Disc (Disc)

1 On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select ‘Tools for Disc; then press

ENTER.

3 Press  to select ‘Label Disc’, then press

ENTER.

The on-screen keypad will appear.

4 Press  and ENTER buttons to enter the

name.

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On-Screen Input Keypad (p.34)

5 After ﬁnishing entering the characters, press

to select ‘Finish’, then press ENTER to start labeling the disc.

6 When completed, press ENTER to exit the screen.

Recording

DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL (double layer) & HDD (integrated)



You may not be able to record a program from TV or from another device connected to this recorder, if the source material is copy-protected.



Please note that you CANNOT record/copy a rented or purchased video/disc from another device (video cassette recorder, DVD player, DVD recorder, etc.) connected to this recorder.

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This DVD recorder adopts the DVD+VR recording format, which enjoys a relatively greater compatibility. However, it is still likely that recordings made with this recorder may not be able to be played back on other DVD recorders or DVD players.



One recording session in double-layer discs CANNOT exceed 8 hours. Once the session has lasted for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will automatically stop recording.



If you use a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW (formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’ mode), you need to ﬁnalize the disc before it can be played back on other compatible devices. You can complete the process using ‘Easy Guider’. Please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools’ (p.43) for details on how to ﬁnalize a disc.

Recording

Recording from TV

Before you start

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s

input source to corresponding option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.), so that signal from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

► Check whether you select and insert a record-

able disc. If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need to format the discs before recording. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.



Disc Information (p.6)

► Check whether there is enough space on the disc

or on the hard drive.

► Check whether the channel scanning process for

your TV is completed.



Setup Menu (Tuner) (p.24)

1 Select a recording mode.

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu. Press  to select ‘Recording/Playback’, then

press  or ENTER. Press  to select ‘Recording Mode’, then press

ENTER. Press  to select a recording mode, then press

ENTER.

Recording Mode

VCD PBC

SLP

Recording / Playback

When completed, press SETUP to exit the Setup menu.

2 Select the target medium to save the recording.

▌ HDD

Press HDD/DVD to switch to HDD.

▌ Disc

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. Carefully place the disc in the tray with the label side

facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 Press TV (MODE) or SOURCE to select ‘TV’ as the

signal source.

By default, pressing TV (MODE) allows you to switch to TV directly. However, if you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode earlier through Setup menu, you can only press SOURCE to switch to TV.

If you press SOURCE, you may need to press the button more than once to switch to ‘TV’.

4 Press CH+ and CH- to select desired channel.

You can press number buttons (0-9) to select a channel. When completed, press ENTER for conﬁ rmation. (For Channel 6, press 6, then ENTER. For Channel 55, press 5, 5 and ENTER.)

5 Press  RECORD to start recording.

6 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording

Press  STOP to stop recording.

7 Press  RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.



When the DVD recorder is switched on during recording, you can only view the recorded channel on screen. If you would like to watch a different TV channel, you can do so by switching your TV’s input source to tuner device (e.g. antenna, cable box or satellite box). This will not affect the recording already in progress. For further information on how to change the input source, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

Recording from External Sources

VCR/V8 Camcorder/ DVD Player

Before you start

► Make sure all the cables are correctly connected

from external device’s AV OUTPUT jacks to the recorder’s AV INPUT jacks.

Connecting via front-panel jacks

Camcorder

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

Audio/Video Cable

Camcorder

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

Audio Cable

S-VIDEO Cable

S-VIDEO

OUT

Connecting via rear-panel jacks

SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)

SCART OUT

SCART IN

1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the correct

signal source.

Front AV

SCART

2 Press HDD/DVD to select your target medium.

If you would like to record on disc, press OPEN/ CLOSE to open the disc tray, and place a recordable disc on the tray.

Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.

3 Start playback on the external device, and pause

the playback at the beginning of a scene you wish to record.

4 Start playback on the external device again.

Press  RECORD to start recording.

5 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording.

Press  STOP to stop recording.

6 Press  RECORD again to start another recording

session.

DV (Digital Camcorder)



The DV-Link INPUT jack on this recorder is for use with DV-compatible camcorders only.



Only DV signals can be input to the DV-Link jack on this DVD recorder.



Do not connect a MICRO MV format video camcorder to the DV-Link jack.



It is possible that your DV may not be fully supported by the recorder. If you experience problem using the DV-Link for recording, please connect your DV via S-Video or composite cables to this DVD recorder.

Recording

Before you start

► Check whether the DV is correctly connected to

the inputs of this recorder.

Camcorder

DV OUT

DV / Link

DV-Link IEEE 1394

Recording with ‘Rec Link’

The ‘Rec Link’ feature allows you to easily record DV footage with the recorder’s remote control. This function is enabled by default.

1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select ‘DV’ as the

signal source.

The control bar will appear with the ‘Rec Link’ feature enabled. You can control your DV either through the on-screen control bar using  and ENTER buttons, or through the control keys on DV.

2 Press HDD/DVD to select your target medium.

If you would like to record on disc, press OPEN/ CLOSE to open the disc tray, and place a recordable disc on the tray.

Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.

3 Switch your DV to playback mode.

Start playback on DV, and pause the playback at the beginning of a scene you wish to record.

4 Press  RECORD to start recording.

After you press  RECORD, DV will automatically start playing back the footage.

5 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording.

DV will continue playing back the footage.

6 Press  STOP to stop recording.

DV will stop playing back the footage.

Recording without ‘Rec Link’

1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select ‘DV’ as the

signal source.

2 Press  to select ‘Rec Link’ button on

the screen, then press ENTER to switch off the function.

You can control your DV either through the on-screen control bar using  and ENTER buttons, or through the control keys on DV.

3 Press HDD/DVD to select your target medium.

If you would like to record on disc, press OPEN/ CLOSE to open the disc tray, and place a recordable disc on the tray.

Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.

4 Switch your DV to playback mode. 5 Press  to select a desired function from

the on-screen control bar, then press ENTER. Pause the playback at the beginning of a scene

you wish to record.

6 Press  RECORD to start recording.

7 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording.

Press  STOP to stop recording.

8 Press  RECORD again to start another recording

session.

Recording Options

One-Touch Recording

1 When all recording settings are conﬁrmed, press

 RECORD twice to instantly start a 30-minute recording session.

2 For longer recording hours, press  RECORD

repeatedly, which will offer you a length option of up to 6 hours in 30-minute increments.

3 Press  RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.



‘One-Touch Recording’ will start with the recorder’s default recording settings.



Setup Menu (Recording/Playback) (p.26)



The overall recording time depends on the selected recording mode and the storage capacity available on your target medium.



Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on your target medium or when it reaches the end of your preset duration.

Adding New Sessions

1 After the previous recording is stopped, press

 RECORD again to start another recording session.

2 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording.

Press  STOP to stop recording.

3 Press  RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.



Each new recording session is placed after the previous session unless a certain recorded title is set to be overwritten (applicable to DVD-RW/DVD+RW discs only)



Overwrite Title (p.71)

Playing Last Recorded Title (HDD)

1 Press HDD/DVD to switch to HDD. 2 Press  PLAY. 3 Playback of the last recorded title will then start.



‘You can also play back the last recorded title via

GUIDER → Play → HDD → Last Recorded.



Using Easy Guider: Play (p.37)

Using Chapter Mark

Type Maxi. Title Maxi. Chapter

HDD 5994* -

DVD 49** 254

* For each title, you can create up to 999 chapters. ** For each title, you can create up to 99 chapters. But

you can only create a maximum of 254 chapters in one disc.

Changing Chapter Interval

1 Press SETUP to display the Setup menu. 2 Press  to select ‘Recording/Playback’, then

press ENTER.

Recording

Recording Mode

VCD PBC

SLP

Recording / Playback

3 Press  to select ‘Chapter Mark’, then press

ENTER.

Chapter Mark

VCD PBC

Recording / Playback

4 Press  to select your desired interval, then

press ENTER.

5 When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6 Press  or SETUP to completely exit the Setup

menu.



New chapter division setting will take effect on future recordings; it CANNOT be applied to titles already recorded.

Inserting Additional Chapter Marks

During recording, you can manually insert extra chapter marks other than those created by system default setting.

1 During recording, press EDIT to insert chapter

mark at your desired point.

Chpater Inserted

2 To add more chapter marks, repeat step 1.

DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL (double layer) & HDD (integrated)



You may not be able to record a program from TV or from another device connected to this recorder, if the source material is copy-protected.



One recording session in double-layer discs CANNOT exceed 8 hours. Once the session has lasted for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will automatically stop recording.



If you use a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW (formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’ mode), you need to ﬁnalize the disc before it can be played back on other compatible devices. You can complete the process using ‘Easy Guider’. Please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools’ (p.43) for details on how to ﬁnalize a disc.

Before you start

► Check whether the system date and time of the DVD recorder is correct.



Setup Menu (Date/Time) (p.24)

► Check whether there is enough space on the disc or on the hard drive.

► Check whether the channel scanning process for your TV is completed.



Setup Menu (Tuner) (p.24)

Timer Recording

Timer Record Menu

Info Screen 1

Exit button

Press to go to previous page

Preset recording mode

System date

System time Page index

Error message

Target medium for the timer program

Delete icon

The icon appears when the timer program is highlighted. Press to delete a timer program.

Indicates the timer program was successfully activated

Indicates the timer program was not successfully activated

Remaining time (available space)

(*white bar represents space available at current recording mode)

Disc

HDD

Scroll indicator.

Press to go to Info Screen 2 for more details

Info Screen 2

99999

HDD

Target medium for the timer program

Exit button

Press to enter the timer program setup screen

ShowView number of the timer program

Recording mode of the timer program

---------1972623

HDD DVD

EP HQ

Mono Mono

Timer program set using the Date/Time mode

PDC/VPS setting of the timer program

TV audio setting of the timer program

Mono Mono

On On

18370524

420124 061776

HDD HDD DVD

DVD

EP HQ

----------

Scroll indicator

Press to go to Info Screen 1 for more details



The schedule list is automatically sorted by system according to the start time of each preset program.



You can set a maximum of 32 timer programs, which will be displayed on four separate pages. If there are fewer than 8 programs, the ‘Next Page’ button will not be shown.

9 If you select ‘TV’ as the signal source, press

ENTER and  to select the TV audio mode, then press ENTER.

10 Press ENTER and  to switch on or off the

PDC function, then press ENTER.

For more details, please see ‘VPS (Video Program-

ming System) & PDC (Program Delivery Control)’ (p.55) in the note section.

11 Press  to select ‘OK’, then press ENTER

to save the setting and return to the Timer Record menu.

Press  to select ‘Cancel’, then press

ENTER, if you would like to discard current

setting.

If the start time coincides with that of another preset program, the ‘OK’ button will be disabled. Select ‘Cancel’ to discard the setting, or press

 and number buttons (0-9) to revise the

time.

12 I f you would like to schedule more timer pro-

grams, press  to select another item on the list, then press ENTER.

If not, select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER. Or press

ENTER to exit the Timer Record menu.

► Stop a timer-recording session

Press STOP to stop the timer recording.

Please note that it may take a few seconds before the program is completely brought to an end.

► Check the status during timer

recording

Press DISPLAY to bring up the Timer Record information on screen.



Advanced Setting If you select ‘Daily’ or ‘Weekly’ for timer recording, it is suggested that you use further commands for more effective application. Press  to select ‘Advanced’, then press ENTER. Choose whether or not to specify a time period for your timer programs by selecting ‘With restriction’ or ‘Without restriction’.

Setting Timer Program

Date/Time Mode

1 Press TIMER to display the Timer Record menu. 2 Press ENTER to start new setting, or press

 to select a previous setting which you would like to modify, then press ENTER.

3 Press ENTER and  to select the signal

source, then press ENTER.

If you select ‘TV’ as the signal source, press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter the channel number, then press ENTER.

4 Press ENTER and  to select the target me-

dium for saving the recording, then press ENTER.

5 Press  to select a recording mode, then press

ENTER.

6 Press ENTER and to select the recording

frequency, then press ENTER.

▌ Once

If you select ‘Once’, you need to set the date. Press

or number buttons (0-9) to enter the date.

You can set the date up to 2099/12/31 (Year/Month/ Day).

▌ Daily

The timer program will be automatically set for each day until the setting is cancelled or there is not enough space on the target medium.

▌ Weekly

A weekly calendar will appear for you to select the day.

Press  to select desired day(s), then press ENTER to conﬁ rm your selection. You can select more than one day from the pull-down menu.

When completed, press  to select ‘OK’, then press ENTER.

7 Press ENTER and  (or number buttons

[0-9] ) to enter the start time, then press ENTER.

8 Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the end time, then press ENTER.

Timer Recording

ShowView Mode

There are two ways to schedule timer programs using the ShowView system. For more information, please see ‘ShowView Programming System’

(p.31).

Pressing the ShowView Button



Press the ShowView button to display the

ShowView system menu.

Via Timer Record Menu



Press TIMER to display the Timer Record

menu.

 Press ENTER to start new setting, or press 

to select a previous setting which you would like to modify, then press ENTER.

 Press  to select the ‘ShowView’ button,

then press ENTER to display the ShowView setup menu.

1 Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the ShowView number of a program you wish to record, then press ENTER.

Details of the program will appear.

2 A ‘Preset Channel’ pop-up box will appear, if the

DVD recorder fails to ﬁ nd information of a corresponding channel.

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter the channel number which corresponds to the GCN (Guide Channel Number) designated by the ShowView system, then press ENTER.

As the channel number of a TV station may vary depending on where you live, you need to set up a matching list in order to use the ShowView system to schedule a timer program.

TV Station

GCN

Preset Channel

Region A X 2 4

Region B X 2 15

Region C X 2 56

3 Press ENTER and  to select the recording

frequency, then press ENTER.

4 Press ENTER and  to select the target me-

dium for saving the recording, then press ENTER.

5 Press  to select a recording mode, then press

ENTER.

6 Press ENTER and  to select the TV audio

mode, then press ENTER.

7 Press ENTER and  to switch on or off the

PDC function, then press ENTER.

For more details, please see ‘VPS (Video Program-

ming System) & PDC (Program Delivery Control)’ (p.55) in the note section.

8 Press  to select ‘OK’, then press ENTER

to save the setting and return to the Timer Record menu.

Press  to select ‘Cancel’, then press ENTER, if you would like to discard current setting.

If you would like to return to the Date/Time mode, press to select ‘Date/Time Setting’, then press ENTER. Please note that all the settings you have entered will be cleared once you exit the present setup screen.

9 I f you would like to schedule more timer programs,

press  to select another item on the list, then press ENTER.

If not, select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER. Or press ENTER to exit the Timer Record menu.



VPS (Video Programming System) & PDC (Program Delivery Control)



You can schedule a maximum of 32 timer programs. If the setting list is full, you need to cancel some of the reserved programs ﬁrst.



This DVD recorder features ‘power-on’ timer recording: you do not need to switch off the recorder to activate the function.



One recording session in double-layer discs CANNOT exceed 8 hours. Once the session has lasted

for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will automatically stop recording.



If you use a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW (formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’ mode), you need to ﬁnalize the disc before it can be played back on other compatible devices. You can complete the process using ‘Easy Guider’. Please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools’ (p.43) for details on how to ﬁnalize a disc.

Why is my preset program not

completely recorded?



• Space

If there is not enough space on the target medium, your preset program can only be partially recorded depending on the capacity available.



• Overlapped Settings

The unﬁnished recording may occur when time settings of two timer programs overlap. The DVD recorder will stop recording the earlier program at the start time of the later program. (The black bars represent contents recorded.)

Time Shift



Please note that if the source materials you are viewing are copy-protected, you will not be able to make use of the ‘Time Shift’ function.

Before you start

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s input source to corresponding option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.),

so that signal from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

► Check whether the channel scanning process for your TV is completed.



Setup Menu (Tuner) (p.24)

Time Shift

Pause Live TV

1 Press CH+ and CH- to select a desired channel. 2 Press TIME SHIFT to pause the program you are

currently watching.

The scene displayed on the TV screen will be the last picture shown when you press TIME SHIFT.

3 Press  PLAY when you decide to go back to

watch the program. The program will then be played back from where it is interrupted.

4 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press PLAY again to resume playback. Press  F. F. to fast-forward playack. Press  F. R. to rewind playack.

5 Press TIME SHIFT to switch off the function, and

return to the normal TV-viewing mode.



The maximum time for live program pause is 2 hours.

Record & Play

1 During recording or timer recording, press  PLAY

to start playback of contents recorded on the hard drive.

2 Playback will then start from beginning of the

recorded session.

3 Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY again to resume playback.

Press  STOP to stop playback.

Press  STOP again to stop the recording

completely.



The function is applicable to video titles recorded on hard drive only.



You can only use this function when the recording has been in progress for at least 10 seconds.



Please note that it is likely you may not be able to play back discs which contain contents recorded in other DVD recorders.



This DVD recorder can only play DVD-Video discs marked with the same region code as printed on its rear panel. For details on which types of discs or ﬁles can be played back on this DVD recorder, please see ‘Disc

Information’ (p.6).



If you use a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW (formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’ mode), you need to ﬁnalize the disc before it can be played back on other compatible devices. You can complete the process using ‘Easy Guider’. Please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools’ (p.43) for details on how to ﬁnalize a disc.

Navigation Menu

Screen Overview

Media DVD-Video / Video Titles MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Files Audio CD / Music Files

Screen View

Media VCD / SVCD MPEG-4 Files Picture Files

Screen View



The options shown on the Navigation menu vary depending on the media types (e.g. DVD, audio CD, VCD, etc.) as well as the supporting features offered by the media being played. Unavailable options will be disabled.

Access to the Navigation Menu

 Press NAVI. to display the Navigation menu.

 Press  and ENTER to select a playback option from the menu, and set your preference.

 When completed, press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Playback

Playback Options

Repeat

Use the ‘Repeat’ function to set your playback preference.

1 Press ENTER repeatedly to choose a repeat

mode.

Type Repeat Mode

DVD-Video Video Title

Repeat One

Repeat Off

VCD SVCD

Repeat All

Repeat Off

Video Files

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

Repeat Off

Audio CD

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

Repeat Off

Music Files

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

Repeat Off

Picture Files

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

Zoom

The ‘Zoom’ feature allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image during playback.

1 Press  to select the (zoom in) icon,

then press ENTER repeatedly to enlarge the video image by 100%, 200%, 300% or 400%.

Or select the (zoom out) icon, then press ENTER repeatedly to reduce the video image by 400%, 300%, 200% or 100%.

2 To resume the normal image size, press 

to select ‘100%’, then press ENTER.

3 To view different sections of the enlarged image,

go to the on-screen control pad.

Press to select the direction you would like to apply, then press ENTER.

Press ENTER repeatedly, if necessary, to move the image.

Picture Control

The ‘Picture Control’ function not only allows you to enlarge or reduce the picture image, but also makes it possible to pan through the image for more detailed viewing.

1 Press  to select the (zoom in) icon,

then press ENTER repeatedly to enlarge the picture by 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%.

Or select the (zoom out) icon, then press ENTER repeatedly to reduce the picture by 75%, 50% or 25%.

2 To resume the normal image size, press 

to select ‘Full Size’, then press ENTER.

3 To view different sections of the enlarged picture,

go to the on-screen control pad.

Press to select the direction you would like to apply, then press ENTER.

Press ENTER repeatedly, if necessary, to move the image.

Slow Motion

1 Press  to select from the options, then press

ENTER.

···►

1/2x (forward)

···►

1/4x (forward)

◄···

1/2x (backward)

◄···

1/4x (backward)

2 Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

You can search a disc which contains video ﬁ les or titles by entering the title/chapter number or by entering a speciﬁ c time. A similar function is also available when you play audio CDs or music ﬁ les.

► Search by Title/Chapter Number

1 Press  to select ‘Title/Chapter’, then press

ENTER.

2 Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the numbers, then press ENTER.

The bar for entering the title/chapter number will appear.

If during the process you would like to revise the number you enter, press to re-edit the last digit(s) when necessary.



For more details on ‘title’ and ‘chapter’, please see

‘Disc Information (Title & Chapter)’ (p.8)



If the number you enter exceeds total title/chapter number, an invalid icon will appear, and the recorder will keep playing back the disc.



If you would like to see the total number of title/chapter, please go to ‘Information’ on the Navigation menu.

► Search by Time

1 Press  to select ‘Time’, then press ENTER. 2 Press  or number buttons (0-9) to enter

the numbers, then press ENTER.

The bar for entering time will appear. If during the process you would like to revise the

number you enter, press to re-edit the last digit(s) when necessary.



If the number you enter exceeds total time, an invalid icon will appear, and the recorder will keep playing back the disc.



If you would like to see the overall time, please go to ‘Information’ on the Navigation menu.

A-B Repeat

1 When playback reaches the beginning of your

desired session, press  to select ‘Set Point A’, then press ENTER.

2 When playback reaches the end of the desired

session, press  to select ‘Set Point B’, then press ENTER.

Playback of the designated session will start.

3 To cancel the repeat mode, press  to select

‘Cancel’, then press ENTER.



If you exit the function, setting only point A, the preset point A will still be valid when you enter the ‘A-B Repeat’ function next time.

Playback



The ‘Cancel’ function is only available when both point A and point B are set.



The ‘A-B Repeat’ setting will be canceled when you bring the program to a marked stop or a full stop.

Subtitle

On some pre-recorded DVDs, there may be more than one subtitle language. If the DVD-Video disc is already preset to a default language, the playback will start following this setting, but you can use the Navigation menu to select a different language at any time during playback.

1 Press  to select a subtitle language, then

press ENTER.

Audio

On some pre-recorded DVD discs, there may be more than one audio language. If the DVD-Video disc is already preset to a default language, the playback will start following this setting, but you can use the Navigation menu to select a different language at any time during playback.

1 Press  to select an audio language, then press

ENTER.



When VCD/SVCD is selected for playback, sound options will be: Normal, SWAP, Left and Right.

Angle

Some pre-recorded DVD discs contains scenes shot from different camera angles. You can choose to view these camera angles during playback.

1 Press  to select a camera angle, then press

ENTER.

Information

During playback, you can select to display the disc information on the top of the screen or to hide it.

1 Press  to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then press

ENTER.

If you select ‘On’, disc information will appear on the top of the screen.



Different categories of information will be shown depending on the media type.

Playback (Disc)

DVD-Video/VCD/ SVCD

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Carefully place the disc on the tray with the label

side facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 I f playback does not start automatically, press

PLAY to begin playback.

If you have inserted a DVD-Video disc, a menu may appear when the disc is in playback mode.

Press  to select an item and conﬁrm with ENTER.

If the titles and chapters are numbered, you can also press number buttons (0-9) to select a desired item and conﬁrm with ENTER.

4 Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked stop.

Press  PLAY to resume playback from a marked stop.

Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to a full stop.

5 To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE.



If you would like to bring up the DVD menu, press MENU on the remote control to display it.



This DVD recorder supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.

Audio CD

Standard Playback

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Carefully place the disc on the tray with the label

side facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 I f playback does not start automatically, press

PLAY to begin playback.

4 Press  STOP to stop playback.

Press  PLAY to resume playback.

5 To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE.

Programmed Playback

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Carefully place the disc on the tray with the label

side facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 I f playback does not start automatically, press

PLAY to begin playback.

4 Press EDIT to bring up the editing bar.

5 Press the number buttons (0-9) to enter the

number of track you would like to play and conﬁrm with ENTER.

6 When completed, press  PLAY to begin play-

back.

Press  STOP to stop playback. Press  PLAY to resume playback.

7 To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE.



This DVD recorder supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.

Media Files (Video/Music/Picture)

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Carefully place the disc on the tray with the label

side facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu. 4 Press  to select ‘DVD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

5 Press  to select the types of ﬁles

(Video/Music/Picture) you wish to play, then press ENTER.

Playback

▌ Video

Press  to select a video title, then press ENTER.

Playback will then start.

▌ Music

Press  to select a music album, then press ENTER to go into the album.

Press  to select a music ﬁ le, then press ENTER.

▌ Picture

Press  to select a picture album, then press ENTER to go into the album.

Press  to select a music ﬁ le, then press ENTER.

6 If you have chosen to play:

▌ Video

Press  PREVIOUS or  NEXT to advance or return to the previous or next chapter.

Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked stop. Press  PLAY to resume playback from a marked

stop. Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to a full

stop.

▌ Music

Press  STOP to stop playback. Press  PLAY to resume playback.

▌ Picture

Press  to skip to the previous or next picture.

Press  repeatedly to rotate the picture clockwise, or press  repeatedly to rotate the picture counter-

clockwise.

Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked stop. Press  PLAY to resume playback from a marked

stop. Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to a full

stop.



This DVD recorder supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.



If an MP3 ﬁ le name includes two-byte character, it may not be displayed correctly.



This DVD recorder does not support ID3 (for MP3) and WMA tags.



This DVD recorder does not support mp3PRO ﬁ les.



The MP3 ﬁ le bitrates supported by this DVD recorder are: 32Kbps - 320Kbps.



This DVD recorder does not support WMA lossless ﬁ les and WMA ﬁ les protected by DRM (digital rights management) technology.

Picture with Music

If your source medium contains picture and music ﬁ les, you can play both types of ﬁ les at the same time.

Using Contents Menu

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Carefully place the disc on the tray with the label

side facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu. 4 Press  to select ‘DVD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

5 Press to select ‘Picture’, then press ENTER. 6 Press  to select a picture album, then

press ENTER.

7 Press  to select a picture, then press

ENTER.

Playback will then start.

8 Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu. 9 Press  to select ‘Music’, then press ENTER.

10 Press  to select a music album, then

press ENTER.

11 Press  to select a music ﬁle, then press

ENTER.

Playback will then start.

12 Pressto skip to the previous or next picture.

Press  repeatedly to rotate the picture clockwise, or press  repeatedly to rotate the picture counterclockwise.

Using Easy Guider

For more information on how to make use of the simultaneous playback, please see ‘Using Easy

Guider: Play’ (p.37).

Playback (HDD)

To play back ﬁles stored on the built-in hard drive, follow the steps below.

1 Select ‘HDD’ as the source medium.

▌ HDD/DVD Button

Press HDD/DVD on the remote or the front panel to switch to HDD mode.

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu.

▌ Contents Menu

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu. Press  to select ‘HDD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

▌ Easy Guider

Press GUIDER to display the Easy Guider Menu. Press  to select ‘Play’, then press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘HDD’ as the source medium, then press ENTER.

2 Press  to select the desired ﬁle/album,

then press ENTER.

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For more information, please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Play’ (p.37) and the ‘Playback (Disc)’

section in this chapter.

Digital Video Sup

port

Digital Video Support



It is illegal to download and use unauthorized copyrighted materials. Make sure you obtain the permission or authorization from copyright owners and related third-parties before you start using or watching the videos or ﬁ les. If you fail to do so, you may be subject to ﬁ nes and/or penalties.

Before you start

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s input source to corresponding option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.),

so that signal from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

MPEG-4 Videos

Supported Formats

The MPEG-4 technology allows a large video ﬁ le, such as a two-hour movie, to be efﬁ ciently compressed without sacriﬁ cing its original video and audio quality. If you watch an MPEG-4-based movie, there may be subtitle ﬁ les saved for playback in addition to the video/audio ﬁ les. Please check the table below to see whether your MPEG-4 ﬁ les are supported by this DVD recorder.

Category

Codec Standard

File Extension

Movie

Video

• DivX

• XviD

AVI, DIVX*, DIV*

Audio

• MP3

• AC3

• LPCM

Subtitle --- SUB, SRT, TXT



Bitmap-based subtitles, such as idx+sub, are not supported by this DVD recorder.



* depending on the model.

Playing MPEG-4 Files

1 Select the ﬁ le you wish to play either through Easy

Guider or through the Contents Menu.

For more details, please see ‘Contents Menu’ (p.32) or ‘Using Easy Guider: Play’ (p.37)

2 I f playback does not start automatically, press

PLAY to begin playback.

3 I f the ﬁ le is not supported by the DVD recorder, a

pop-up box will appear. Press ENTER to skip the ﬁ le.

4 I f there are other ﬁ les on your source medium, the

DVD recorder will start playing back the next ﬁ le.

5 Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked stop.

Press  PLAY to resume playback from a marked stop.

DivX® VOD

DivX® VOD (video-on-demand) allows you to download video ﬁ les to your PC, which you can watch on your computer or on your TV. To protect copyrights of these digital videos, the service features an Internet-based copyright protection system called DRM (digital rights management). DRM safeguards copyrights through an online authorization process. To watch DRM-protected video ﬁ les, you need to complete the registration procedure.



This feature is supported by ‘GX’ models only.

Before you start

► Make sure you have a blank recordable disc at

hand.

Applying for a User Account

To watch DRM-protected video ﬁ les, you need to register a user account on the DivX® website ﬁ rst. For more information, please visit: http:// www.divx.com/vod.

Registering Your DVD Recorder

►Checking Registration Code

To register your DVD recorder, you will need to acquire the recorder’s registration code.

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

Press  to select ‘Recording/Playback’, then

press ENTER.

Press  to select ‘DivX(R) VOD’, then press

ENTER.

Press ENTER to display the registration informa-

tion.

Recording Mode

VCD PBC

Recording / Playback

DivX (R) VOD

The registration code of your DVD recorder will appear. (The code seen above serves as an example only.)

When completed, press SETUP to exit the Setup

menu.

►Registering Code Online

After you acquire the ID code, go to the DivX® website, and enter the recorder’s registration code in your account. When you ﬁ nish ﬁ lling in the required details, you will then be directed to a ﬁ lm download link. Follow the instructions given on the website, and burn the short ﬁ lm to a DVD disc.

►Playing Information Disc

To complete the registration process, you need to play the disc which contains the downloaded ﬁ lm on your DVD recorder.

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Carefully place the disc on the tray with the label

side facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 I f playback does not start automatically, press

PLAY to begin playback.

4 Your DVD recorder will be ofﬁ cially registered

when playback stops.

Digital Video Support

Selecting Video Files

Select the video ﬁ les you would like to watch from various online rental or retail shops. Normally, users pay to get the viewing rights of these video ﬁ les, which are downloaded to users’ PCs. If you would like to watch them on your TV, you need to transfer these ﬁ les to the recordable CD or DVD discs.



Conditions of viewing rights vary depending on the service providers.

Playing Video Files

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 2 Carefully place the disc on the tray with the label

side facing up, then press OPEN/CLOSE.

3 I f playback does not start automatically, press

PLAY to begin playback.

4 If the ﬁ le is not protected by the DRM system,

playback will then begin.

5 If the ﬁ le is protected by the DRM system, the

system will check whether the DVD recorder’s registration code corresponds to the user account which holds viewing rights of the video ﬁ le.

6 If you have purchased the ﬁ le, playback will then

start.

7 If you have a rental ﬁ le, a dialogue box showing

the remaining number of viewing rights will appear. Press to select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, then press ENTER.

Navigation Menu

Press NAVI to display additional viewing options during playback. For more information, please see

‘Navigation Menu’ (p.58).

Subtitle

This DVD recorder supports the text-based subtitles when playing back MPEG-4 videos. Activate the function to get the most out of your viewing experience.



If you would like the subtitle to be automatically displayed when playback starts, please make sure you have:

• Given a correct ﬁ le name You need to give the same ﬁ le names to video title and subtitle ﬁ le, so that the DVD recorder can match one ﬁ le with the other. For example, name ‘XXX.avi’ for the video title, and ‘XXX.txt’ for the accompanied subtitle ﬁ le.

• Placed the ﬁ le in the same folder as the video title, or under an appropriate sub-directory.

In addition, you need to save the subtitle ﬁ le either in the same folder as the video title, or in a sub-directory which is given one of the following names: SRT, SUB, SUBS, SUBTITLE or SUBTITLES.

Using Text-Based Subtitle

1 Press  to select ‘Subtitle’, then press ENTER

to go to the sub-menu.

2 If the subtitle ﬁ le is in unicode format, press  to

switch on or off the subtitle function.

If the subtitle ﬁ le is in non-unicode format, press  to select an appropriate coding system for displaying the subtitle correctly, then press ENTER.

3 Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.



Media ﬁles (e.g. video titles, music ﬁles, picture ﬁles) saved on the hard drive and the video titles saved on the discs can be edited. Available editing options may vary depending on media types.

Type Available Options

Music / Picture Album

• Rename

• Split from

• Merge

• Erase

Music / Picture File

• Rename

• Erase



If you do not ﬁnalize a disc before playing it on another player/recorder, results of the editings you have made will not be shown. Please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools’ (p.43) for details on how to ﬁnalize a disc.



Please ﬁnish all editings before ﬁnalizing the discs. You CANNOT apply the editing function to a ﬁnalized disc, except in a DVD-RW disc previously formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’ mode.



Disc Information (p.6)

Editing

Edit Menu

Screen Overview

Exit button

Chapter Editing Options

(*unavailable items shown in gray)

Title Editing Options

(*unavailable items shown in gray)

Thumbnail image

Screen window

Displays image of current video source

Indicates available option buttons on remote

Displays original chapter markings of the title

Displays current progress of the title

Time indicator

Access to the Edit Menu (via Contents Menu)



Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu.



Press  to select the source medium, then press ENTER.



Press  to select ‘Video’, then press ENTER.



Press  to select a video title.



Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

Access to the Edit Menu (pressing EDIT button)



Start playing back a title via the Contents Menu or via DVD menu.



Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

Editing Titles

Application DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW HDD

Rename Title

    

Protect Title

    

Overwrite Title

    

Split Title

    

Merge Title

    

Erase Title

    

Set Title Thumbnail

    

: Applicable : Not applicable

Rename Title

1 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Rename’,

then press ENTER.



On-Screen Input Keypad (p.34)

2 Press  to select ‘Clear’, then press ENTER

before starting to enter the new name.

3 Press  to select desired letters, numbers

or punctuation marks, then press ENTER.

You can enter up to 30 characters for a title name.

4 If you want to make changes during the process,

press  to select ‘Back’, which allows you to delete character by character in a backward direction, then press ENTER.

If you want to delete all the characters you have entered, press  to select ‘Clear’, then press ENTER.

If you decide not to change the original title name, press  to select ‘Cancel’, then press ENTER.

5 When completed, press to select ‘Finish’,

then press ENTER.



If the entry bar is left blank, you will not be able to exit the screen by selecting the ‘Finish’ button. Please follow the instruction in pop-up box to complete the process; or select ‘Cancel’ to return to the Edit menu.



Different titles with identical names can all be saved on this DVD recorder. Please make sure you do not enter a title name already in use to avoid confusion.

Protect Title

You can protect the title from accidental erasure or unplanned editings when you activate the ‘Protect’ function. When the function is switched on, the title CANNOT be edited or erased. If you need to edit it, you must unlock the ﬁle ﬁrst.

1 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Protect’. 2 Press ENTER to switch on or off the function.

3 Press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit

the setting.

4 If you switch on the function, a lock icon will appear

next to the protected title when you return to the disc menu or Contents Menu.

Editing

Overwrite Title

When you apply the function to a title, it will be overwritten when you record new title/program next time.

1 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Overwrite’. 2 Press ENTER to switch on or off the function.

3 Press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to

exit the setting.

4 If you switch on the function, a pen icon will ap-

pear next to the overwritten title when you return to the disc menu or Contents Menu.

How will the video be recorded

after the ‘Overwrite’ function is activated?



• Location

The new video will be recorded in the location of the overwritten title on disc.



• Space

When you set the ‘Overwrite’ function to a title, the next title will be immediately ‘protected’ in case of accidental erasure. If the new video is longer than the overwritten title, or you use a recording mode of higher quality, the video may not be recorded completely.

Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Title 1

New

Title 3

Overwrite

The black bars represent contents recorded.



When using the overwritten space for new recording,

please note that there may be discrepancy between

the time shown on the Contents Menu screen and that

for actual recording due to diffrent recording modes

applied.

Split Title

Use this function to divide a title into two parts. After being split, the new titles can be merged again. You can use ‘Split’ and ‘Merge’ functions to temporarily edit out commercials or scenes you would like to skip.

1 Start playing back the title. 2 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Split’. 3 When the playback reaches the point where you

would like to set a dividing mark, press ENTER.

The title will be split into two new titles at where you press ENTER.

4 To split more titles, repeat steps 1 to 4. Or press

 to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the

setting.



The split function is only applicable to video titles longer

than 6 seconds.



You will not be able to split titles, if there are already 49

titles or 99 chapters on your disc.



Disc Information (Title & Chapter) (p.8)

Merge Titles

Use this function to merge two titles into one, such as two sections of programs before and after the commercials. After being merged, the new title can be split again.

1 Start playing back the title. 2 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Merge’,

then press ENTER.

3 A menu showing all titles applicable for this

function will appear.

Please select a title to merge.

Text View

4 Press  to select the title to be merged

with, then press ENTER.

5 To merge more titles, repeat steps 1 to 5. Or press

 to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.



For video titles recorded on a DVD+RW or a DVD-RW disc, you can only merge the title with its previous/next title and only when the previous/next title has the same recording quality, TV signal, audio and video settings. Otherwise, the function will not be applicable.



Protected and deleted titles CANNOT be merged.

Erase Title



Before using the ‘Erase’ function, please make sure all your important ﬁ les are safely backed up. Once you perform this function, all contents will be permanently deleted.

1 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Erase’,

then press ENTER.

A pop-up box asking for conﬁ rmation will appear. The title selected will be erased.

2 To erase more titles, repeat steps 1 to 2. Or press

 to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.

3 After you complete the process, a deleted title will

be shown when you return to the disc menu or Contents Menu.



You CANNOT erase recorded title(s) on a DVD-R or DVD+R disc if the disc is ﬁ nalized.



You CANNOT erase protected title(s).

Set Title Thumbnail

Normally the ﬁ rst picture of a recording is used as the thumbnail image. Use this function to reset the image.

1 Start playing back the title. 2 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Set

Thumbnail’.

3 When the desired image appears, press ENTER to

select it as the thumbnail picture.

4 To set thumbnails for other titles, repeat steps 1 to

4. Or press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.



You CANNOT set thumbnail image(s) for the recorded title(s) on a DVD+R or DVD-R disc if the disc is ﬁ nalized.



This DVD recorder captures images on an interval basis. As a result, there may be a slight discrepancy between the image selected and the image ultimately shown as the thumbnail picture.

Editing

Editing Chapters

Application DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW HDD

Insert Chapter Mark

    

Remove Chapter Mark

    

Hide Chapter

    

Show Chapter

    

: Applicable : Not applicable

Insert Chapter Mark

You can insert additional chapter mark(s) while playing back a title.

1 Start playing back the title. 2 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Insert

Chapter Mark’.

Insert Chapter Mark Remove Chapter Mark Hide Chapter

3 As the playback progresses, press ENTER at

desired point to insert chapter mark.

4 To insert more chapter marks, repeat step 3. Or

press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.



You can insert up to 99 chapter marks.



Disc Information (Title & Chapter) (p.8)



The minimum time of a valid interval between two chapter marks is one second. If you insert two chapter marks within one second, only the ﬁ rst command will be successfully executed.



This DVD recorder captures images on an interval basis. As a result, there may be a slight discrepancy between the point selected and the point ultimately designated as the chapter mark.



You CANNOT insert chapter marks in recorded title(s)

on a DVD+R or DVD-R disc if the disc is ﬁ nalized.



During recording, you can also press EDIT to insert

chapter marks in the recorded session(s) manually.

Remove Chapter Mark

You can remove chapter mark(s) while playing back a title.

1 Start playing back the title. 2 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Remove

Chapter Mark’.

3 As the playback progresses, press ENTER at

desired point to remove chapter mark.

4 To remove other chapter marks, repeat step 3. Or

press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.



The ﬁ rst chapter mark within a video title CANNOT be

removed.

Hide Chapter

During playback you can hide chapters within a title.

1 Start playing back the title. 2 On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Hide

Chapter’.

3 Press  PREVIOUS or  NEXT to advance to

the previous or next chapter.

4 As the playback progresses, press ENTER at

desired point to hide a chapter.

5 To hide more chapters within the title, repeat steps

3 to 4. Or press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.



You CANNOT hide chapters within recorded title(s) on a DVD+R or DVD-R disc if the disc is ﬁnalized.



When viewing the title through Edit menu, a hidden chapter will be displayed in a darker color. A message ‘hidden’ appears at the left bottom corner of the screen window.

Show Chapter

During playback you can choose to show chapter(s) currently hidden within a title.

1 Start playing back the title. 2 On the Edit menu, press  PREVIOUS or 

NEXT to select the hidden chapter you would like to show again.

You can press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback before you proceed to step 3 and step 4 to show the hidden chapter.

3 Press  to select ‘Show Chapter’, then press

ENTER.

4 To show more hidden chapters within the title,

repeat steps 2 to 3. Or press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.

Copying

DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL (double layer) & HDD (integrated)



Please note that you CANNOT record/copy a rented or purchased video/disc from another device (video cassette recorder, DVD player, DVD recorder, etc.) connected to this recorder.



If you use a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW (formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’ mode), you need to ﬁnalize the disc before it can be played back on other compatible devices. You can complete the process using ‘Easy Guider’. Please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools’ (p.43) for details on how to ﬁnalize a disc.



Not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying. Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility.



Discs initialized on another recorder CANNOT be used for copying.

Copying

Press  to select desired application, then press ENTER.

7 When completed, press CONTENTS to exit the

Contents Menu.



Materials recorded on a VCD/SVCD disc CANNOT be copied to the hard drive before the disc is ﬁnalized.



If you own the copyright, you may copy an entire DVD-Video disc to the hard drive. Contents of a DVD-Video disc can only be copied from hard drive to a blank DVD disc.



If you copy recorded titles to a blank DVD disc, you will not be able to use the same disc to copy data ﬁles, and vice versa.



The ‘One-Touch Copying’ function will not be applicable, if any part of the title you wish to copy is copy-protected.

► Use Easy Guider to Copy Files

You can also copy ﬁles using the Easy Guider menu. For more information, please see ‘Using Easy Guider: Copy’ (p.41).

One-Touch Copying

The one-touch copying feature allows you to copy ﬁles from a DVD disc to hard drive and vice versa. The DVD recorder will copy at the maximum speed possible.

1 Press CONTENTS to display the Contents Menu. 2 Press to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

source medium, then press ENTER.

3 Press  to select the ﬁle catalogue which

contains ﬁles you wish to copy, then press ENTER.

4 Press  to select the desired album or ﬁle,

then press COPY.

The copying process will then start.

5 If you wish to cancel the copying process, press 

STOP.

If you have been copying ﬁles from hard drive to disc and then decide to cancel the process, you may not be able to use the disc to record or copy again.

6 During the process:

▌ Lack of Space

If the DVD recorder detects lack of space on your disc, a pop-up box will appear.

There is not enough space for copying.

▌ Wrong Format

If the DVD recorder detects an incompatible format on your disc, a pop-up box will appear.

Troubleshooting

If you experience any problem while using the DVD recorder, please consult the following troubleshooting guide ﬁrst, as it may offer immediate solution to the condition occurred. Should the problem remain, contact a Lite-On IT’s service point near you. For more information, please visit www.liteonit.com

Picture

Problem Possible Solutions

No image shown on the TV screen

► Make sure the video cable (composite, component, SCART, S-Video, HDMI,

etc.) between TV and DVD recorder is correctly and securely connected.

► Check whether you have switched your TV’s input source to corresponding

option (e.g. VIDEO 1, LINE 2, etc.), so that signal from the DVD recorder can appear on screen. For further information, please check the instruction manual offered by your TV manufacturer.

► Make sure a disc is properly placed on the disc tray, and it is recorded in a

format compatible with your local TV system (NTSC or PAL).

► Check your setting on component video output mode (Progressive or Interlaced).

Please select the output mode supported by your TV. To reset the recorder, press(direction button), ‘5’, ‘0’, ‘2’, ‘0’, ENTER on the remote control.

Image shown with noises

► Check if the disc is distorted or scratched. ► If the video output signal from the recorder goes via VCR to your TV set, or if

you connect the recorder to a TV/VCR set, the copyright protection code applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality. If you still experience this problem even when you connect the recorder to TV, try connecting your recorder to the TV’s S-VIDEO input.

Image imported from an external device is distorted

► If the video signal from the external device is copy-protected, you need to

connect the device directly to your TV.

Recording

Problem Possible Solutions

Cannot record

► Check whether you have inserted a recordable disc. ► Check whether the disc you insert has been formatted or prepared for recording. ► Press DISPLAY to check whether there is enough space on the disc. ► Check whether the disc has been ﬁnalized. You CANNOT record on a ﬁnalized

disc.

► Check whether the disc you insert has already been used for recording on other

DVD recorders.

► Check whether the disc you insert has already been used for recording pro-

grams of a different type of TV signal. A disc containing NTSC-based contents CANNOT be used to record PAL-based programs and vice versa.

Recording does not start immediately after pressing ● RECORD button

► This occurs as disc preparation process is taking place, which will last for a few

seconds. (Applicable to DVD-R/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD+R DL discs)

Timer Recording

Problem Possible Solutions

Timer recording does not work properly

► Check whether the system time/date is correct. ► Check whether the timer program is set to correct time and channel. ► Check whether you have inserted a recordable disc.

Recording result is not completed

► Check whether there is a schedule overlap. If so, go to the Timer Record menu

to reset one of the overlapped programs. ► Press DISPLAY to check whether there is enough space on the disc. ► Make sure you switch off the DVD recorder, so that the VPS/PDC setting of your

timer program can function properly.

Sound

Problem Possible Solutions

No sound

► Check whether the audio cable is correctly and securely connected. ► Check whether the audio cable is damaged. ► Check whether the input source setting on the ampliﬁer is correct. ► There is no sound when playback is paused or is set for slow motion.

Press ► PLAY to resume regular playback. ► If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT jacks, please check

whether related settings (on Setup menu) for the audio output are correct.

The sound from the recorder is not presented properly or is distorted

► Check whether the audio cable is correctly and securely connected. ► Check whether the audio cable is damaged. ► Make sure the ampliﬁer/receiver or TV is set to the correct input and the volume

is switched on. ► If the sound is distorted, try cleaning the cable plugs.

Playback

Problem Possible Solutions

Cannot play back a disc

► Check whether the disc inserted is supported by the DVD recorder. ► If the disc inserted contains videos recorded on other DVD recorders, check

whether the disc is ﬁnalized. In some cases, the DVD recorder may not be able

to play a ﬁnalized disc due to the type of disc or condition of the recording. ► Discs recorded with copy-once materials can only be played on CPRM (Content

Protection for Recordable Media)-compatible players. ► Check whether you have inserted a blank disc. ► Check whether the way you insert the disc is correct. Insert the disc with the

label side up. If there is no label on the disc, please check with the disc retailer. ► Check whether the disc’s region code is the same as that of the recorder. ► Check whether the parental control function is switched on. If so, you have to

unlock it ﬁrst. (Default password for the function: 0000 [zero])

Cannot play back from HDD

► Check whether there are titles or ﬁles on the hard drive. ► Check whether the titles or ﬁles on the hard drive are supported by the DVD

recorder for playback.

Troubleshooting

The recorder starts playing a disc automatically

► If you have selected DVD as the target device, playback will begin automatically

when you insert a DVD-Video disc, VCD, SVCD or audio CD.

TV Channels

Problem Possible Solutions

Cannot change TV channels

► Press SOURCE to switch the DVD recorder’s input source to ‘TV’. ► Check whether the antenna cables are connected correctly. ► Check whether the channel scanning process for your TV is completed.

Others

Problem Possible Solutions

The disc tray does not open/ close

► Contact your local dealer or local authorized service point.

The recorder does not respond to commands

► Switch off the recorder and switch it on again. If the problem persists, unplug the

power cord, reconnect it and switch on the recorder one more time. If neither the solutions work, contact your local dealer or an authorized service point.

General

Power Supply ■ AC 100~240V 50/60Hz Power Consumption ■ Approx. 50W (operation) Operating Temperature ■ +5°C to +40°C

(+36°F to +104°F) Operating Humidity ■ 5% to 80% RH Dimensions (W/H/D) ■ 430 x 66 x 315 mm Weight ■ Approx. 4.5 kg

Video/Audio

Input

Composite Video ■ Cinch (yellow) x 1 Composite Audio ■ Cinch (white/red) x 1 S-Video ■ Hosiden 4-pin x 1 SCART ■ CVBS/RGB/Decoder x 1 DV ■ IEEE 1394 4-pin x 1

Output

Composite Video ■ Cinch (yellow) x 1 Composite Audio ■ Cinch (white/red) x 1 Component Video ■ Y/Pb/Pr (green/blue/red) x 1 SCART ■ CVBS/S-Video/RGB x 1 HDMI ■ HDMI x 1 Digital Audio ■ Coaxial x 1 / Optical x 1

Video Performance

DA Converter ■ 10-bit/27MHz Composite Video Output ■ 1 Vpp 75 Ohm Component Video Output ■ Y: 1 Vpp 75 Ohm

■ Pb: 0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm

■ Pr: 0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm

Audio Performance

DA Converter ■ 24-bit/96KHZ Signal-Noise (1kHz) ■ ≥90dB Dynamic Range (1kHz) ■ ≥80dB Channel Separation (1kHz) ■ ≥110dB Total Harmonic Distortion (1kHz) ■ ≤-65dB

Component Video Output Mode

Progressive Scan ■ 576p output

Tuner

Input/Output

RF Input ■ Coaxial x 1 RF Output ■ Coaxial x 1

Video System ■ PAL-B/G

■ PAL-D/K

■ PAL-I

■ SECAM-L/L

Audio System ■ NICAM TV audio

Recording

Recordable Media

■ Built-in HDD

■ DVD-R/-RW

■ DVD+R/+RW

■ DVD+R Double Layer

Video Recording Format

DVD+VR (HQ/SP/LP/EP mode) ■ MPEG-2 DVD+VR (SLP mode) ■ MPEG-1

Audio Recording Format

DVD+VR ■ Dolby Digital 2-channel

Playback

Playable disc

■ DVD-Video ■ DVD-R/-RW**

■ DVD+R/+RW** ■ DVD+R Double Layer**

■ Video CD (VCD) ■ Super Video CD (SVCD)

■ Audio CD ■ CD-R/-RW**

Supported Format

Video ■ JPEG/BMP

■ MPEG-1

■ MPEG-2 ﬁles (.VOB/.DAT/.MPG)

■ MPEG-4 ﬁles (.AVI/.DIV*/.DIVX*)

Audio ■ MP3

■ WMA

■ WAV

■ LPCM

■ Dolby Digital 2-channel

■ Dolby Digital 5.1 channel (only digital out)

■ DTS (only digital out)

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* depending on the model



** with ﬁles supported by this DVD recorder



The speciﬁcations and design of this product are

subject to change without notice.

Speciﬁcations

▌480i/480p (576i/576p)

Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning format of an image signal.

480i/576i indicates 480/576 scanning lines with interlaced format, and 480p/576p indicates 480/576 scanning lines with progressive format.

▌Aspect Ratio

Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a highdeﬁnition or wide-screen TV is 16:9.

▌Bit Stream

The digital form of multi-channel audio data (e.g. 5.1-channel) before it is decoded into its various channels.

▌Chapter / Title

Chapter is a division of a video title on a DVD disc.

▌Component Video

Video signals with three channels of separate information that makes up the picture. There are several types of component video, such as R/G/B and Y/Cb(Pb)/Cr(Pr).

▌Composite Video

A single video signal commonly used in most consumer video products that contains all luminance, color, and synchronization information.

▌CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media)

CPRM is a technology developed to prevent digital content from being copied more than once.

▌DivX® VOD

DivX® VOD (video-on-demand) service is designed to protect copyrights of digital videos. Through an online registration process, DivX® VOD prevents unauthorized downloads or ﬁle sharing. For more information, please visit: http://www.divx. com/vod.

▌Dolby Digital

A six-channel system consisting of left, center, right, left rear, right rear and LFE (Low-Frequency Effect channel, for use with a sub-woofer) channels. It requires a Dolby Digital® decoder, either in the player or in an external receiver to regenerate the sound. All processing is done in the digital domain. Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six (5.1) channels of information.

▌DTS® (Digital Theater Systems)

DTS® is a Digital Surround audio encoding format conﬁgured with six (5.1) channels, similar to Dolby Digital®. It requires a DTS® decoder, either in the player or in an external receiver to regenerate the sound. All processing is done in the digital domain. Not all DTS discs contain six (5.1) channels of information.

▌HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)

HDCP is developed by Intel Corporation to ensure the integrity of digital content transmitted via HDMI/DVI interface.

▌HDMI (High-Deﬁnition Multimedia Interface)

HDMI is an all-digital interface which transmits uncompressed high-deﬁnition video and multi-channel digital audio from any audio/video source to display devices via a single cable.

▌Interlaced / Progressive Scan

The two modes refer to the methods by which a video image is updated. In ‘Interlaced Scan’ mode, image is updated by alternating sets of odd and even scan lines. In ‘Progressive Scan’ mode, scan lines for an image are refreshed in every pass and by a sequential order.

▌JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

A popular ﬁle format for still image compression and storage. There are two sub-types of the JPEG formats: (1) Baseline JPEG: used for digital cameras, the web, etc. (2) Lossless JPEG: an old type, rarely used now.

▌Linear PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) Audio

Linear PCM is a method to digitally encoding audio without compression, and is used for the audio tracks on DVD-Video discs, Audio CDs, etc.

▌MP3

MP3 (MPEG-1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio ﬁle format. Files are recognized by their ﬁle extension .mp3 or .MP3.

▌MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group)

MPEG is an international standard for compressing digital video/audio content. MPEG-1 is used for VCD and music. MPEG-2 is used for SVCD and DVD-Video. MPEG-4 is used for DVD-Video and other digital videos.

▌NTSC (National Television System Committee)

This is the committee that established the standards for television systems in the United States. The NTSC standard broadcasts 525 or 480 lines of resolution per second, and 30 frames per second of refresh rate, 60 Hz ﬁeld frequency. NTSC TV system is widely used in USA, Canada, Latin America and Taiwan etc.

▌PAL (Phase Alternation by Line)

PAL (Phase Alteration Line) is the color television broadcast standard throughout the Western Europe (except in France, where SECAM is the standard), Australia, China, Singapore and Malaysia etc. It has 625 lines of vertical resolution per second and 25 frames per second refresh rate, 50 Hz ﬁeld frequency.

▌PBC (Playback Control)

A special feature on a Video CD or Super VCD that enables interactive use.

▌S-Video

A video signal which improves picture quality over standard composite connections. Used on Super VHS, DVD, high-end TV monitors, etc.

▌Track

SVCD, VCD, Audio CD discs use tracks to divide up the content of a disc.

▌WMA (Windows Media Audio)

WMA is an audio codec standard proposed by Microsoft. Music/audio ﬁles which are compressed using this standard come with the ﬁle extension, .wma or .WMA.

Glossary

Recommended Disc List

DVD+R

Manufacturer Disc ID

Write

Speed

1 Mitsubishi MCC 002 4x 2 RICOH RICOHJPN R01 4x 3 CMC CMC MAG F01 4x 4 MAXELL MAXELL 001 4x 5 TAIYO YUDEN TY T01 4x 6 RITEK RITEK R02 4x 7 BEALL BEALL000 P40 4x 8 MBI MBIPG101 R03 4x

9 Mitsubishi MCC 003 8x 10 RICOH RICOHJPN R02 8x 11 MAXELL MAXELL 002 8x 12 SONY SONY D11 8x 13 TAIYO YUDEN TY T02 8x 14 PRODISC PRODISC R03 8x 15 RICOH RICOHJPN R02 8x 16 MBI MBIPG101 R04 8x 17 OPTODISC OPTODISC OR8 8x 18 PRODISC PRODISC R04 8x 19 DAXON DAXON AZ2 8x 20 Plasmon Plasmon1 C01 8x 21 INFOMEDIA INFOME R20 8x 22 TDK TDK 002 8x 23 NANYA NANYA CLX 8x 24 GIGASTORAGE GIGASTORAGE H01 8x 25 LEAD DATA LD S03 8x 26 INFORDISC INFORDISC DISC R20 8x 27 Mitsubishi MCC 004 16x 28 TAIYO YUDEN YUDEN000 T03 16x 29 TDK TDK 003 16x 30 RICOH RICOHJPN R03 16x 31 MAXELL MAXELL 003 16x 32 CMC CMC MAG M01 16x 33 RITEK RITEK R04 16x 34 SONY SONY D21 16x 35 RITEK RITEK R05 16x

Manufacturer Disc ID

Write

Speed

36 NANYA NANYA FLX 16x 37 DAXON DAXON AZ3 16x 38 INTERAXIA AG VDSPMSAB 004 16x 39 DVSN Dvsn +160001 16x 40 Lead Data LD S04 16x 41 GIGASTORAGE GIGASTORAGE H02 16x 42 MUST MUST 006 16x 43 PRODISC PRODISC R05 16x 44 NEW START NEW START NSD R40 16x 45 RITEK RITEK P16 16x 46 OPTODISC OPTODISC R16 16x 47 PRODISC PRODISC R04 16x 48 MBI MBI R05 16x 49 LG LGEP16 001 16x

DVD+RW

Brand Disc ID

Write

Speed

1 Mitsubishi MCC A01 2.4x 2 RITEK RICOHJPN W01 2.4x 3 CMC CMC MAG W01 2.4x 4 OPTODISC OPTODISC OP1 2.4x 5 PRODISC PRODISC W01 2.4x 6 INFOMEDIA INFODISC A01 2.4x 7 MBI MBI W03 2.4x 8 RICOH RICOHJPN W11 4x 9 PHILIPS PHILIPS 041 4x 10 Mitsubishi MKM A02 4x 11 SONY SONY S11 4x 12 CMC CMC MAG W02 4x 13 OPTODISC OPTODISC OP4 4x 14 PRODISC PRODISC W02 4x 15 DAXON DAXON D42 4x 16 INFOMEDIA INFODISC A10 4x

DVD-R

Brand Disc ID

Write

Speed

1 Ritek RITEK G03 2x 2 RITEK RITEK G04 4x 3 PRODISC PRODIS CS03 4x 4 Mitsubishi MCC 01 RG20 4x 5 SONY SONY04 D1 4x 6 CMC CMC MAG AF1 4x 7 RITEK RITEK M02 4x 8 MAXELL MXL RG02 4x 9 MBI MBI01 RG20 4x

10 POS POS POSG04 4x

11 DST Dvsn A001 4x 12 GIGASTORAGE GSC001 4x 13 TDK TDK TTH01 8x 14 TAIYO YUDEN TYG02 8x 15 Mitsubishi MCC 02 RG20 8x 16 MAXELL MAXELL RG03 8x 17 TAIYO YUDEN TYG01 8x 18 SONY SONY08 D1 8x 19 TDK TDK TTG02 8x 20 RITEK RITEK G05 8x 21 PRODISC PRODISC S04 8x 22 NANYA NANYA A01 8x 23 CMC CMC MAG AE1 8x 24 LEAD DATA LEADDA TA S03 8x 25 GIGASTORAGE GSC003 8x 26 GIGASTORAGE GSC004 8x 27 OPTODISC OPTODI SCR008 8x 28 POS POSG06 8x 29 INFOMEDIA INFOMEDIA R20 8x 30 DAXON DAXON 008S 8x 31 Fuji Fuji ﬁlm M03 8x 32 PRINCO PRINCO 8X02 8x 33 SONY SONY16 D1 16x 34 Mitsubishi MCC 03 RG20 16x 35 TAIYO YUDEN TYG03 16x 36 RITEK RITEK M16 16x 37 BeALL BeALL G16001 16x 38 MAXELL MXL RG04 16x 39 CMC CMC MAG AM3 16x 40 MBI MBI01 RG40 16x 41 MBI MBI03 RG40 16x 42 PRODISC PRODISC F02 16x 43 NANYA NANYA F02 16x 44 TDK TTH02 16x 45 PRODISC PRODISC S05 16x

Brand Disc ID

Write

Speed

46 OPTODISC OPTODISC R016 16x 47 Fuji ﬁlm Fuji ﬁlm M04 16x 48 MUST MUST 007 16x 49 POS POS POSG08 16x 50 DST Dvsn-160 16x 51 DAXON DAXON 016S 16x

DVD-RW

Brand Disc ID

Write

Speed

Mitsubishi MCC 01 RW11N9 2x

JVC JVC_Vi ctorW7 2x

CMC CMC W02 2x

RITEK RITEK W01 2x

TDK TDK502 sakuM3 2x

PRODISC PRODISC DW04 2x

PRINCO PRINCO PRINCO 2x

Mitsubishi MCC 01 RW4X 4x

JVC JVC0Vi ctorD7 4x

TDK TDK 601saku 4x

RITEK RITEK W04 4x

PRODISC PRODIS CDW06 4x

OPTODISC OPTODIS CW004 4x

CMC CMC W03 4x

INFOMEDIA INFOMEDIA A20 4x

MBI R01RWG20 4x

Mitsubishi MKM 01 RW6X01 x6

JVC JVC1Vi ctord7 x6

TDK TDK 701 x6

CMC CMC W04 x6

RITEK RITEK W06 x6

Model Comparison Chart

Some supporting features vary depending on model types. Please check the following chart before you consult relevant sections for your desired information.

HD-A940G HD-A940GX HD-A960G HD-A960GX HD-A970GX

ShowView Programming System

    

HDMI Output

    

MPEG-4

    

DivX® VOD

    

Hard Drive

 (160GB)  (160GB)  (250GB)  (250GB)  (320GB)

DVD+R DL (Double Layer) Recording

    

P/N 7819901702

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